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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-06-03 | 2013-09-25 |
| 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.38 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic; metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6200 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.84 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 598 hours standby time 23.3 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note3 is a little bit better than the HTC One ME, getting a 77.7 score against 73.5. Samsung Galaxy Note3 is an older and just a bit heavier phone than HTC One ME, but Samsung was able to make it somewhat thinner anyway. These phones come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note3 has the older 4.4.2 version and HTC One ME has Android 5.0.
The Samsung Galaxy Note3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than HTC One ME, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy Note3 also has 3 more CPU cores. The HTC One ME has a way better looking display than Galaxy Note3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater pixels density.
Galaxy Note3 takes much clearer photos and videos than HTC One ME, although it has a back-facing camera with a lot worse resolution, a worse (4K) video resolution and a lot smaller sensor which provides a much worse photo and video quality, they both have a same size aperture. The HTC One ME has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 2 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Note3 has just a bit longer battery duration than HTC One ME, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
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