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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 3 has a score of 80.7, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's general score of 79. These phones use Android OS, but Galaxy Note 3 has an older 5.0 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has Android 11 version. The Galaxy Note 3 is an incredibly older phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, but Samsung managed to make it lighter and just a bit thinner.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also counts with more RAM. The Galaxy Note 3 features a slightly better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, although it has a just a little inferior number of pixels per inch of display, a little smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a way larger camera sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality, a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a larger aperture for better low light photos and videos.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 3, because it has a 57 percent more battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is also the cheapest.
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