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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GB VerizonSCH-I535
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2013-09-04 |
| 5.39 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.70 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 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 |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 200 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 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 Galaxy Note 3 has a score of 80.7, which is much better than Galaxy S III's 72.1 global score. The Galaxy Note 3 design is newer and just a bit thinner than the Galaxy S III's, although it's also a lot heavier. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Note 3 has the newer 5.0 version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.1.2 version.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a better pixels density, a bigger screen and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows up to 64 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 also has more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, more processing cores and a faster GPU working at 600 megahertz. Galaxy Note 3 has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor, it also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels, a much better (4K) video definition and a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S III cost the same, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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