Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 September 2014 August 2017
Status Available - September 2013 Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors Black, White, Pink Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Black, Blue Coral, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type - - Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
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 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 74.32% 83.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash LED flash 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, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [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 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3220 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) - -