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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Dual SIMN9002
| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2013-09-04 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 has a general score of 81.3, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Note 3's score of 81.2. Although the Galaxy A31 is notably newer than Galaxy Note 3, it's just a bit thicker and a bit heavier. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A31 has 10 version while Galaxy Note 3 has Android 5.0, so it gives you a couple nice extra features and enhanced performance.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 counts with a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A31, although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a quite smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note 3 counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy A31, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor, a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a larger camera aperture to take better low light photos.
Galaxy A31 features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
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