Difference between Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and iPhone 5
Key difference: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the latest smartphone by the Samsung Corporation. It was unveiled on September 4, 2013, at the IFA Berlin with the Galaxy Gear, a smart watch that is supposed to work as a companion device for the Galaxy phones. iPhone 5 was the predecessor of iPhone 5S. It originally came with Apple iOS 6 which will now be upgradeable to 7.
On September 4, 2013, at the IFA Berlin event, Samsung announced the launch of its latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The phone will be available in the market from September 25, 2013.
The Note 3 itself is considered to be bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter than the Note 2. It features a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED display; an internal memory of 32 GB, which is expandable with a micro SD card of up to 64 GB; and 3G of RAM. The phone is available in two variants, which differ mainly in the processor. The LTE model is available with a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor, whereas the 3G variant is available with a 1.9GHz Big-core Quad + a 1.3GHz little-core Quad. The phone also features a 13 MP primary camera, and a 2 MP primary front-facing camera. The Note 3 is also the first phone on the market to feature the new USB 3.0 charger.
In true Samsung fashion, the phone also boasts various features, such as the Air Command, which comes on each time the stylus is extracted. The menu can also be accessed through by hovering the stylus above the display and clicking its built-in button. The stylus can also be paired with various S Pen features, such as Action Memos, Pen Window, S Finder, and Scrapbook. The phone also continues the Multi Window functionality, as seen in Samsung's previous phones.
At the same event, Samsung also announced the launch of the Galaxy Gear, a smart watch that is supposed to work as a companion device for the Galaxy phones. The Gear will initially only be pairable with the Galaxy Note 3, however updates are expected soon that will make the watch compatible to Galaxy S3, S4 and Note 2.
The Gear has a 1.63-inch, 320x320-pixel super AMOLED screen in a metal screen. It can be used to answer calls, control music, etc. An app called the Gear Manager is used to control the settings on the Gear. The Gear also has a 1.9-megapixel embedded camera, which can be used for photos or video recording. The Gear will be launched with 60 available apps, which will grow over time. The Gear will be available in black, grey, beige, rose gold, green and orange.
iPhone 5 was a phone by the Apple Corporation. It was first launched on September 21, 2012. As compared to the previous iPhones, it was slicker, thinner, lighter and packed with even more features. iPhone 5 originally came with Apple iOS 6 which will now be upgradeable to 7. It includes a 1.2 GHz dual core Apple A6 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP3 and 1GB RAM. iPhone 5 has been discontinued in light of the release of iPhone 5S.
The phone was available with non-expandable 16, 32 or 64 GB internal storage capacity. The problem with the new OS was that many features that work only with the iOS 6 did not work in certain territories and Apple had a rolling program that it said will take time to implement across more regions. The phone could also act as a hotspot and can share internet connection over WiFi, Bluetooth, or USB.
Similar to the older versions, iPhone 5 is equipped with Siri that allows the user to operate the iPhone via vocal commands. However, Siri has been improved to and supports additional features such as being able to make restaurant reservations, launch apps, make twitter updates, search the internet for queries, etc. iOS 6 features several new and/or updated apps, which includes Apple Maps and Passbook. Apple Maps has faced hostility as it did not execute properly and has also been known to give wrong directions. The Passbook app is able to retrieve documents such as boarding passes, admission tickets, coupons and loyalty cards. The phone was also the first to offer the new charging port, called the lightening port, which is much smaller and more compact compared to the old chargers. They will also require a converter if you want to use them with the old charger, docks and other accessories.
Comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and iPhone 5:
The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Samsung website, the Apple website and GSMArena.com.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 |
iPhone 5 |
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Launch Date |
September 25, 2013 |
September 2012 |
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Company |
Samsung Corporation |
Apple Corporation |
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Size |
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm |
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm |
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Display |
5.7 inch (144.3mm) Full HD Super AMOLED |
4.0 inches LED-backlit IPS LCD |
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Screen |
1920 x 1080, 16M colors (~386 ppi pixel density) |
640 x 1136 pixels, 16M colors |
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Protection |
- |
Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating |
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Weight |
168g |
112g |
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2G Network |
GSM / GPRS / EDGE : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 |
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3G Network |
HSPA＋ 42Mbps: 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 |
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4G Network |
LTE Cat 4 150 /50Mbps: up to 6 different band sets (Dependent on market) |
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - GSM A1428 or LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 |
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GUI |
TouchWiz UI |
iUI |
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CPU speed |
LTE: 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor 3G: 1.9GHz Big-core Quad + 1.3GHz little-core Quad |
1.2 GHz dual core Apple A6 |
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GPU |
LTE: Adreno 330 |
PowerVR SGX543MP3 |
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OS |
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) |
iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 6.1 |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 |
Apple A6 |
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RAM |
3 GB |
1 GB |
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SIM Size |
Micro-SIM |
nanoSIM |
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Internal Memory |
32 GB |
16/32/64 GB |
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Expandable Memory |
Micro SD (Up to 64GB) |
No |
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Sensors |
Gesture Sensor, Accelerometer, Geo-magnetic, Gyro-sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Barometer Sensor/Temperature & Humidity Sensor, Hall Sensor |
Accelerometer, three-axis gyro, proximity, compass, ambient light sensor. |
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Connectivity |
WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac (HT80), GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth v 4.0 (LE), IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0 |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, micro-USB v2.0. |
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Data |
GPRS, EDGE, Speed, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared port, USB |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth and USB. |
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Speed |
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
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WLAN |
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80) |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) |
Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP |
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USB |
microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB Host |
micro-USB 2.0. |
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Primary Camera |
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality |
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Secondary Camera |
2 MP, 1080p@30fps |
1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular |
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Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)/ 1080p@30fps (3G model) |
1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, check quality |
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Camera Features |
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Sound Enhancement |
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
No |
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Audio supported formats |
Codec, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, FLAC, AMR-NB/WB, Vorbis, WAV |
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC, HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV |
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Video supported formats |
Code, H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1WMV7, WMV8, Sorenson Spark, MP43, VP8 |
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats. |
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Battery Capacity |
Li-ion 3,200 mAh |
Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery |
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Stand-by |
No official data available |
Up to 8 hours on 3G |
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Talktime |
No official data available |
Up to 225 hours |
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Available Colors |
Black, White, Pink |
Black & Slate and White & Silver. |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML (Safari) |
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Radio |
- |
No |
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GPS |
with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
Yes, A-GPS support and GLONASS |
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Java |
via Java MIDP emulator |
No |
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Additional Features |
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