Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Samsung seemingly defined the phablet category when it launched the original Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone a couple years ago, a time span that seems oh so long ago thinking back on it. And then last, year, the Korean based company continued the momentum with its successor, Samsung Galaxy Note II. Apparently people love gigantic smartphones, which seemed preposterous many years ago when smaller phones were the trend at one point, but people continue to be amazed in awe by these behemoths in the space. 

Unlike the other rival phabelt/tabphones, Samsung’s Galaxy Note series smartphones brought on an additional element that made them unique amongst the masses – the pressure sensitive S Pen stylus. Again, the stylus is nothing new, but with Samsung’s take on the timeless piece, they managed to implement it in a way that actually improves the overall interaction with a smartphone. So, that leads us to its most recent offering in the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (4.3)
• Dimensions:
  • 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches (151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm)
• Weight:
  • 5.93 oz (168 g)
    the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 5.7 inches
• Resolution:
  • 1080 x 1920 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 386 ppi
• Technology:
  • Super AMOLED
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 25.00 hours
    the average is 12 h (726 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 22.0 days (528 hours)
    the average is 21 days (495 h)
• Capacity:
  • 3200 mAh

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
• Processor:
  • Quad core, 2300 MHz, Krait 400
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 330
• System memory:
  • 3072 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 32 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC up to 64 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 13 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.2
  • Features:
    • Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer
• Camcorder:
  • • 3840x2160 (4K) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (60 fps)
  • Features:
    • Digital image stabilization, Continuous autofocus
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 2 megapixels

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Built-in online services support:
  • YouTube (upload), Picasa

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
• LTE:
  • 700 MHz Class 17, 850 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz, 1900 MHz
• Data:
  • LTE Cat4 Downlink 150 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 4.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 3.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• HDMI:
  • • via microUSB
• Other:
  • NFC, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, Infrared

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Thermometer, Barometer, Humidity
• Hearing aid compatibility:
  • • T3
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 04 Sep 2013

This device is also known as Samsung N900A, Samsung N900V,Samsung N9000, Samsung N9002, Samsung N9005, Samsung N900P, Samsung N900T

Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 64GB

Differences:

• Built-in storage:
  • 64 GB

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9000 Octa

(HSPA+ only)

Differences:

• System chip:
  • Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (1.9 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 + 1.3 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7)
• Processor:
  • 8-core, 1900 MHz
• Graphics processor:
  • • ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 600 MHz

• Data:
  • HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900V

(For Verizon)

Differences:

• CDMA:
  • 800, 1900 MHz
• LTE:
  • 700 MHz Class 13
• Data:
  • EV-DO Rev.A

• Hearing aid compatibility:
  • • M4, T3

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900A

(For AT&T)

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900P

(For Sprint)

Differences:

• Talk time:
  • 23.00 hours
    the average is 12 h (726 min)

• • TTY/TDD

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002

(With Dual SIM support)

Differences:

• Multiple SIM cards:
  • • 2 slots

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900T

(For T-Mobile)

Differences:

• Stand-by time (4G):
  • 17.5 days (420 hours)
    the average is 17 days (403 h)

• Hearing aid compatibility:
  • • M3, T3