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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note3 is slightly better than the Galaxy Note4, having a general score of 77.7 against 77.6. Galaxy Note3 is a just a little lighter phone than the Galaxy Note4, but both of them are equally thin. The Galaxy Note3 has a processing unit that's just as good as Galaxy Note4's processing unit, and although the Galaxy Note3 has an inferior number of cores , they both have the same RAM amount.
Galaxy Note4 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have a same size display, the Galaxy Note4 also has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher display pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Note4 also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality and a better 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Note3 features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 64 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Note3 counts with a battery life that is just as good as Galaxy Note4's battery life, although the Galaxy Note3 has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3220mAh.
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