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Samsung Galaxy Note3


Samsung Galaxy Note9


Samsung Galaxy Note3
Samsung Galaxy Note9

Released in September 2013. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,200 mAh battery.

Released in August 2018. Features 6.4 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,960 pixels and 516 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 9810 with up to 8 GB memory and 512 GB storage. It has 4,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (20%)
  • Thinner (6%)
  • Larger screen (11%)
  • Much better quality screen (25%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (29%)
  • Much better battery capacity (20%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Note3 Samsung Galaxy Note9
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date September 2013 August 2018
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.3) Experience UI (Android 8.1)
Dimensions
Size 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in
Weight 168 g
5.93 oz
201 g
7.09 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,440 x 2,960 pixels
PPI 386 516
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.2 Standard Dual camera
12 MP f/1.5 Wide
12 MP f/2.4 Telephoto
Front 2 MP f/2.4 Wide Dual camera
8 MP f/1.7 Wide
2 MP Iris
Storage
Memory 3 GB 6 GB
8 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
512 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 9810
Octa-core processor
10 nm
CPU 4x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A15
4x 1.30 GHz Cortex-A7
4x 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Mali-G72 MP18
Battery
Capacity 3,200 mAh 4,000 mAh
Features - Fast charging 15W
Removable True False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note3 Samsung Galaxy Note9

Samsung Galaxy Note3

Samsung Galaxy Note9

5.7"
168 g
5.93 oz

6.4"
201 g
7.09 oz