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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Dual SIMN9002
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2013-09-04 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Pink and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a global score of 81.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Note5's global score of 80.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is an older and just a bit thicker phone than Galaxy Note5, but Samsung made it just a little bit lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy Note5, although it has a way worse amount of pixels per inch in the display and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, they both have a display of the same size.
Galaxy Note 3 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note 3 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 64 GB. The Galaxy Note 3 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser processing cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy Note5 also has a larger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures, a bigger aperture and a more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
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