Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Z vs Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 May 2014 June 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, Gold White, 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)
138.2 x 69.8 x 8.5 mm
(5.44 x 2.75 x 0.33 in)
127.8 x 66.2 x 10.6 mm
(5.03 x 2.61 x 0.42 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 800 / 900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID), Heart Rate Sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Tize OS, v2.2.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
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 2.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) - -
RAM 3 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16 GB -
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 4.8 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 65.83% 62.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - -
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Mini mode, Quick Shot, Best Photo, Drama, Panorama, Dual Camera -
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p -
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [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, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, BLE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 2600 mAh -
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) - -