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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, with a score of 82.5 against 80.7. Even though Google Pixel 2 XL is just a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, it's just a little bit thinner and notably newer. Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note 3, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Google Pixel 2 XL also counts with a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy Note 3 has a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a much worse pixels number per display inch and a quite smaller screen. Google Pixel 2 XL has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note 3, because although it has a worse (4K) video resolution and a less MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a bigger sensor shooting higher quality photographs.
The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a slightly better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Google Pixel 2 XL has just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy Note 3, because it has a 10% greater battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Google Pixel 2 XL is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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