| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40, getting a global score of 81.2 against 79.6. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has older 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a way older, somewhat heavier and a little thicker cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A40.
The Galaxy Note 3 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A40, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a little lower screen pixel density and a little bit smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy Note 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Galaxy Note 3 shoots clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower resolution back-facing camera, a lot tinier aperture and a smaller back camera sensor shooting worse quality images, it also counts with a way higher video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity.
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