Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Apple iPhone 5S vs BlackBerry Z30

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple BlackBerry
Announced September 2013 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black/Slate, White/Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.1 BlackBerry 10.2 OS
Processor 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 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) PowerVR G6430 Adreno 320
RAM 3 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 60.84% 67.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-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, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 1440 mAh 2880 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 10 h Up to 25 h