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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has an overall score of 81.9, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note 3's score of 80.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is incredibly newer than Galaxy Note 3, it is heavier and thicker. Galaxy S8 Active counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because it has a greater count of pixels per inch of screen, a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a little bit larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also counts with 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy S8 Active has a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note 3, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a less mega pixels back camera, it also counts with a bigger sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a much larger aperture to capture better low light photography.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy Note 3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
Galaxy S8 Active costs exactly the same than Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
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