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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 has a score of 88.7, which is better than Galaxy Note3's overall score of 77.7. Apple iPhone 12 is a newer phone, and it is also thinner and just a little lighter than Galaxy Note3. Apple iPhone 12 has iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy Note3 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS. Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better performing CPU than Galaxy Note3, because it has a 64 bits processing unit, a greater amount of RAM memory and more cores.
IPhone 12 features a brighter screen than Galaxy Note3, because it has a higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, a quite higher pixels amount per inch of display and a quite bigger display. Apple iPhone 12 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note3, because although it has a lesser megapixels camera in the back and a lower 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a lot larger camera aperture to take better low light photos and videos.
Samsung Galaxy Note3 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 64 GB. The Galaxy Note3 has a bit superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 14 percent more battery capacity.
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