Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 or Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 5 | Samsung Galaxy S3 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2015, August | 2012, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in | |
| Weight | 171 g | 6.03 oz | 133 g | 4.69 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | Plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl | Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2100 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h |
Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 470 EUR | 190 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.7" in | 4.8" in | |
| Screen area | 88.5 cm2 | 63.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 75.9% | 65.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 518 PPI | 306 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 1.9 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | 1.9 MP, f/2.6 | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 720p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 | |
| GPU | Mali-T760MP8 | Mali-400MP4 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 261 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 807 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 707 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 244 | 60 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 926 | 117 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1303 | 505 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4028 | 1253 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2908 | 726 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1752 | 787 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Micro-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation |
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| Versions |
- Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India) |
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