Difference between Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy S4
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. Another phone by Samsung is its flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy S4 are both phones of the Samsung Corporation. The Samsung Galaxy S4 predates the Note 3; however the phones are quite different from each other.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the latest smartphone by the Samsung Corporation. It was unveiled on September 4, 2013, at the IFA Berlin to be launched on September 25, 2013. 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.
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.
Another phone by Samsung is its flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4, which was launched prior to the Note 3. 
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was the much awaited successor to the very popular Samsung Galaxy S3. With the phone, the company boasts new features into a slightly smaller and sleeker design. The phone’s screen has been increased to a stunning almost 5 inches with only slight decrease in size of the phone. The screen is a full HD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that provides a greater resolution of 1080 pixels, almost 441ppi density.
The phone is available with either the 1.6 GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 5 processor or the 1.9 GHz Snapdragon Fusion Pro quad-core processor, depending on the market. It is available with 16/32/64 GB internal capacity options and if that is not enough it can be upgraded by another 64 GB using the SD slot. The S4 comes with 2 GB RAM, which has become a norm for smartphones these days.
The phone was launched with some new features such as Air Wave, Smart Scroll and Smart Pause, as well as Group Play and Dual camera mode.
Comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy S4:
The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Samsung website and GSMArena.com.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 |
Samsung Galaxy S4 |
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Launch Date |
September 25, 2013 |
Q2 of 2013 |
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Company |
Samsung Corporation |
Samsung Corporation |
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Size |
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm |
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm |
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Display |
5.7 inch (144.3mm) Full HD Super AMOLED |
4.99 inches Full HD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
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Screen |
1920 x 1080, 16M colors (~386 ppi pixel density) |
1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density) |
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Protection |
- |
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
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Weight |
168g |
130 g |
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2G Network |
GSM / GPRS / EDGE : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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3G Network |
HSPA＋ 42Mbps: 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE Cat 4 150 /50Mbps: up to 6 different band sets (Dependent on market) |
LTE availability depends on the market. |
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GUI |
TouchWiz UI |
TouchWiz UI |
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CPU speed |
LTE: 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor 3G: 1.9GHz Big-core Quad + 1.3GHz little-core Quad |
1.6 GHz Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 5 processor or 1.9 GHz Snapdragon Fusion Pro quad-Core processor depending on the market. |
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GPU |
LTE: Adreno 330 |
PowerVR SGX 544MP3 |
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OS |
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) |
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 |
Exynos 5 Octa 5410 |
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RAM |
3 GB |
2 GB |
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SIM Size |
Micro-SIM |
microSIM |
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Internal Memory |
32 GB |
16/32/64 GB |
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Expandable Memory |
Micro SD (Up to 64GB) |
Expandable up to 64 GB |
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Sensors |
Gesture Sensor, Accelerometer, Geo-magnetic, Gyro-sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Barometer Sensor/Temperature & Humidity Sensor, Hall Sensor |
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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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, EDR, LE, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Data |
GPRS, EDGE, Speed, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared port, USB |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB, NFC, Infrared port. |
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Speed |
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
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WLAN |
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80) |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
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USB |
microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB Host |
microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
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Primary Camera |
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
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Secondary Camera |
2 MP, 1080p@30fps |
2 MP, zero shutter lag, BIS |
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Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)/ 1080p@30fps (3G model) |
1080p@30fps HD video |
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Camera Features |
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Sound Enhancement |
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
SNS integration Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
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Audio supported formats |
Codec, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, FLAC, AMR-NB/WB, Vorbis, WAV |
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player |
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Video supported formats |
Code, H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1WMV7, WMV8, Sorenson Spark, MP43, VP8 |
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player |
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Battery Capacity |
Li-ion 3,200 mAh |
Removable Li-on 2,600 mAh battery |
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Stand-by |
No official data available |
Up to 370 h on 3G |
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Talktime |
No official data available |
Up to 17 h on 3G |
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Available Colors |
Black, White, Pink |
Black Mist and White Frost |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS, MS Exchange |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML5, Adobe Flash |
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Radio |
- |
TBA |
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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 |
Yes |
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Additional Features |
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Image Courtesy: phandroid.com, samsung.com
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