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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Dual SIMN9002
| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 3 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, getting a score of 81.2 against 77.4. The Galaxy Note 3 is a older and a bit thicker device than Huawei Mate 8, but Samsung made it a little bit lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a much better display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 also counts with a just a little better quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei Mate 8 has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 3, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Note 3 and Huawei Mate 8 both count with very similar processing units, because although the Huawei Mate 8 has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 8 counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Note 3 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera with a lower 13 MP resolution and a tinier aperture which is worse for low light photos, it also counts with a way better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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