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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Dual SIMN9002
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2013-09-04 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 3 has a general score of 81.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. Galaxy Note 3's construction is extremely older, a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Galaxy A40. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note 3 has an older 5.0 version and Galaxy A40 has Android 11.
Galaxy Note 3 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser cores , it also counts with an extra GPU. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a bit better looking display than Galaxy A40, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a bit smaller screen and a quite worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier sensor which gives a worse image and video quality, a back-facing camera with a worse resolution and a lot tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot better video quality.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A40 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Note 3 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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