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Microsoft Lumia 532
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 58.5 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-04 |
| 4.68 x 2.58 x 0.46 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.81 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8212 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.62 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.2 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1560mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 20.9 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 3 is much better than Lumia 532, with an 80.7 score against 58.5. Galaxy Note 3 counts with Android 5.0 operating system, while Lumia 532 works with Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. Galaxy Note 3's design is a lot thinner but somewhat heavier than Lumia 532. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 counts with a brighter display than Lumia 532, because it has a way better resolution of 1920 x 1080, a much bigger display and a lot higher display density.
Galaxy Note 3 has just a little better performance than Microsoft Lumia 532, because it has a higher number of cores , a better 600 megahertz graphics processing unit and 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 shoots greater videos and photos than Microsoft Lumia 532, because it has a bigger aperture, a much bigger camera sensor capturing lot better quality photos and videos and a much better resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Note 3 has a much better storage to install games and applications than Lumia 532, because although it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with more internal memory. The Galaxy Note 3 has a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 532, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 1560mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is also cheaper than the Lumia 532, which makes it a simple decision.
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