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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Galaxy S8 is just a bit better than Galaxy Note 3, with an 81.7 score against 80.7. Galaxy S8's design is noticeably newer, just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy Note 3. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Note 3, because it has a bit bigger screen, a much better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better pixel count per inch of display.
The Galaxy S8 counts with more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy S8 also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy Note 3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also counts with 1 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because although it has a lower (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a way bigger aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited environments.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S8 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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