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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Mobile Phone
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17
4.6 out of 5
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5 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f1.9 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnono
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.95 in6.03 in5.65 in
Width3.12 in3.0 in2.78 in
Depth0.33 in0.3 in0.27 in
Weight5.93 oz6.03 oz4.87 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputMHLMHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h336.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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