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Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 3
Dual SIMN9002
| Global Score | |
| 69.7 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2013-09-04 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time |
| 4 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a score of 81.2, which is much better than the Galaxy S III's 69.7 score. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a newer and just a bit thinner device than Galaxy S III, but it is much heavier. Both devices in this review work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a more recent 5.0 version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, providing the user a couple nice extra features and better performance.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a little better performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has a weaker GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Note 3 features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way higher 1920 x 1080px resolution, a greater quantity of pixels per inch of display and a bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 counts with much more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S III, and although they both have an external memory card slot that allows up to 64 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 also has 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a better camera than Galaxy S III, because although it has a tinier sensor which gives a lower image and video quality, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality, a lot higher 13 MP resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3200mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S III cost exactly the same, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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