Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs LG Vu 3

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs LG Vu 3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG Vu 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.26 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs at 1.9 GHz, making LG Vu 3 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while LG Vu 3 offers 5.2 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG Vu 3's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and LG Vu 3 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and LG Vu 3 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3200 mAh, while LG Vu 3 offers 2610 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while LG Vu 3 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
₹43,092
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LG Vu 3
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₹44,999
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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2013
17 Oct, 2013
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 5420
Snapdragon 800
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
(upto 2.26 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
960x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

2 MP
2.1 MP
50 MP

Battery

3200 mAh
2610 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.3/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
  • Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
  • Capable cameras with periscope lens
  • Good performance output

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery efficiency could be better
  • Only 3 major OS updates
  • Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

4.1/5
(4,554 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
2,217,003
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
14h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2013
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5420
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,502
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
960x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi
308 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.62 %
74.1 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

151.2 mm
132.1 mm
162.7 mm

Width

79.2 mm
85.6 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
9.4 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

168 grams
N/A
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

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
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro 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
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera27 mm focal length
2.1 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3200 mAh
2610 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)
Up to 13.33 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
14h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 47m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.94 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg
Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 0.47 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

Stylus

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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