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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 69.2 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2021-06-28 | 2013-09-04 |
| 6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Frosted Blue and Milky Way Gray | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.22 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a score of 80.7, which is much better than the TCL 20S's 69.2 score. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 body is lighter and just a little thinner than the TCL 20S, although it was released 8 years before. Both devices in this review have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has older 5.0 version and TCL 20S has Android 11 version.
Galaxy Note 3 counts with a bit sharper screen than TCL 20S, although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, a quite smaller screen and a bit lower count of pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy Note 3 counts with a little bit better performance than TCL 20S, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note 3 also counts with an additional graphics processor.
TCL 20S takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the TCL 20S also has a camera in the back with a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution, a lot larger back camera sensor capturing much higher quality photos and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures.
TCL 20S has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 3, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1 TB and 64 GB more internal storage. The TCL 20S counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3200mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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