Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 2

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 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 Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers 5.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy Mega 2's TFT, 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 Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3200 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers 2800 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers 32 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 has a rating of 3.9.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
₹43,092
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₹17,950
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2013
N/A
N/A

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 5420
Snapdragon 410
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
TFT
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 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
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3200 mAh
2800 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

4.1/5
(4,554 ratings)
3.9/5
(73 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Below Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5420
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53
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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 306
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB
1.5 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
TFT
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi
245 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.62 %
71.29 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
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
163.6 mm
162.7 mm

Width

79.2 mm
84.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.6 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

168 grams
194 grams
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
8 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
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

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
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
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
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
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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
N/A
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
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3200 mAh
2800 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

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

Reverse Charging

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

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
8 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB
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
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

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 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
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/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 Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
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
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

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