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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-25 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note3 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 77.7 score against 75.8. Even being the best in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy Note3's design is notably older, a little thicker and just a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A5 (2017)'s processing unit is very similar to the Galaxy Note3 one, and although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a larger number of cores , they both have a 3 GB RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Note3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Note3 features a slightly bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits 192 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Note3 has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy Note3 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with less megapixels and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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