A comparison: Galaxy Note 3 verus Galaxy Note 2

Samsung has unleashed the Galaxy Note 3 at long last, but how does it stack up its predecessor, the Galaxy Note II? We’re going to find out.

Hands down the Note 3 is a beast of a phone. With 3GB of RAM, and a 1.9GHz processor (at minimum), added in with the improvements of Android 4.3, this phone should be screaming fast. We won’t know until we get it in our hands for extended testing, but it definitely appears that the Note 3 will leave the Note 2 in its dust in just about every way possible.

Take a look at the specs!

DISPLAY SPECS		5.7 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display (386 ppi)		5.5-inch, 1280 x 720 pixel display (267 ppi)
OPERATING SYSTEM		Android 4.3 (at launch)		Android 4.1 (at launch)
PROCESSOR		LTE 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor 3G 1.9 GHz Octa Core Processor ( A15 1.9 GHz + A7 1.3 GHz)		Exynos 4412, 1.6 GHz, Quad core
RAM		3GB		2 GB
STORAGE		32GB 64GB		16GB 32GB 64GB
EXTERNAL STORAGE		Yes		Yes
EXTERNAL STORAGE SPECS		Micro SD up to 64GB		Micro SD up to 64GB
MAIN CAMERA (BACK)		13 Megapixel, LED Flash, 1080p Recording		8 Megapixel, LED flash, 1080p Recording
SECONDARY CAMERA (FRONT)		2 Megapixel, Full HD Recording		1.9 Megapixel
NETWORK		2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz 3G (HSPA＋ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz 4G (LTE Cat 4 150/50Mbps) : up to 6 different band sets (Dependent on market)		3G: HSPA+21Mbps (HSDPA 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps) 4G LTE: 100Mbps / 50Mbps
WI-FI		WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80)		802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
BLUETOOTH		Bluetooth® v 4.0 (LE)		Bluetooth 4.0
BATTERY		3,200 mAh		3,100 mAh
NFC		Yes		Yes
SENSORS		Accelerometer Barometer Geo-magnetic Gesture Gyroscope Hall Sensor Humidity & Temperature Proximity		Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope Proximity
GPS		GPS / GLONASS		A-GPS Digital compass Glonass
HEIGHT		5.95 inches (15.12 cm)		5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
WIDTH		3.1 inches (79.2 mm)		3.1 inches (78.7 mm)
DEPTH		0.3 inches (8.3 mm)		0.3 inches (7.6 mm)
WEIGHT		5.9 oz (168 g)		6.4 oz (181 g)
SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS		MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB/WB, Vorbis, FLAC(*), WAV(*) (*) Ultra High Quality Audio (~192KHz, 24 bit) support		MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, ACC+, eAAC+, AMR(NB,WB), MIDI, WAV, AC-3, Flac
SUPPORTED VIDEO FORMATS		H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1, WMV7, WMV8, Sorenson Spark, MP43, VP8, HEVC Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p), UHD (*may differ by market)		MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX, WMV7, WMV8, WMV9, VP8