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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Dual SIMN9002
| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Glacier |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 8.91 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has an overall score of 81.2, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's 78.8 global score. Both devices in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has the older 5.0 version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 construction is a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface Duo, but it's extremely thicker and was released 7 years before.
The Galaxy Note 3 has a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a just a little lower pixels count per inch in the display, a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller display. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Note 3, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 also counts with a camera in the back with more mega pixels.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because it has a 12% bigger battery size.
Galaxy Note 3 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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