Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Apple iPhone 5s

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Apple iPhone 5s across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.9 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5s runs at 1.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 5s's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1.2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3200 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1560 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 5s receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
N/A

Release Date

25 Sep, 2013
01 Nov, 2013

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 5 5420
Apple A7
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
640x1136 px

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
1.2 MP

Battery

N/A
3200 mAh
1560 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(4,554 ratings)
4.4/5
(67,397 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2013
(Official)
Nov 01, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
iOS v7

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5420
Apple A7 APL0698

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
PowerVR G6430

RAM

3 GB
1 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
640x1136 px

Pixel Density

386 ppi
326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.62 %
60.66 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla

Design

Height

151.2 mm
123.8 mm

Width

79.2 mm
58.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

168 grams
112 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.231 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

2 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera27 mm focal length
1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3200 mAh
1560 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)
Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
GB / 16 GB / 64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
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SAR Value

Head: 0.94 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Stylus

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope