Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2007 September 2013 January 2014
Status Discontinued Available - September 2013 Available - February 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Pink Black, White, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.4 x 0.46 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 mm
(5.84 x 3.05 x 0.34 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE - SM-N7505
Messaging SMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 3.1.3 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex A7 & dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex A15, Exynos 5260 Hexa
GPU PowerVR MBX Adreno 330 (LTE model) Mali-T624 MP4
RAM N/A 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4/8/16 GB 32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 74.98% 72.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video No Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4/8/16 GB 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 3200 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h Up to 420 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 21 h (3G) -