Samsung
Galaxy S III
vs. Samsung Galaxy
Note

Updated (August, 2012): Compare the Samsung Galaxy S III Dual core - 32GB - North American Edition vs Samsung Galaxy Note II 64 GB

Samsung GALAXY Note

6.6

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Samsung Galaxy Note

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note

Screen size
Large screen
5.3"
Battery capacity
Large battery capacity
2,500 mAh
Talk time
Long talk time
13.5 hours
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
800x1280
Samsung Galaxy S III Dual core - 32GB - North American Edition

6.6

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Samsung Galaxy S III

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S III

Size
Average size
136x70x8 mm
Weight
Average weight
133 g
Bluetooth
Better bluetooth support
4.0
Frequency
Fast processor
1.5 GHz
Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
305 PPI
Thickness
Thin
9 mm

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Samsung GALAXY Grand Samsung GALAXY Note Galaxy Note vs GALAXY Grand

Overview

Battery 6.1 vs 7.0
Samsung GALAXY Note Winner: Samsung Galaxy Note
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  • Around 20% higher capacity battery, 2,500 mAh vs 2,100 mAh
  • Around 20% more talk time per battery charge, 13.5 hours vs 11.7 hours
Size 7.3 vs 6.7
Samsung Galaxy S III Dual core - 32GB - North American Edition Winner: Samsung Galaxy S III
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  • Around 30% smaller, 136x70x8 mm vs 82x146x9 mm
  • Around 30% lighter, 133 g vs 178 g
  • More than 10% thinner, 9 mm vs 10 mm
Processing power 7.4 vs 7.0
Samsung Galaxy S III Dual core - 32GB - North American Edition Winner: Samsung Galaxy S III
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  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 10% faster), 1.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Screen 7.9 vs 8.3
Samsung GALAXY Note Winner: Samsung Galaxy Note
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  • Around 30% larger screen, 5.3" vs 4.8"
  • More than 10% higher resolution screen, 800x1280 vs 720x1280
Sensors 10.0 vs 10.0
Too close to call
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Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Photo & Video 6.9 vs 6.9
Too close to call
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  • Both have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Both shoot high resolution HD movies
Storage 5.5 vs 5.5
Too close to call
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  • Tons of space for storing movies, photos, and music
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Network - vs 7.9
Missing information
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  • Very fast data transfer
  • Both support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Both have recent network technology for fast data transfer
Web browsing - vs 9.8
Missing information
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Overall 6.6 vs 6.6

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Galaxy S III
Samsung Galaxy S III Dual core - 32GB - North American Edition
 
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Galaxy Note

Battery

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Galaxy S III
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Talk time 11.7 hours vs 13.5 hours Long talk time
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Standby time 32.9 days vs 34.2 days Long standby time
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Battery capacity 2,100 mAh vs 2,500 mAh High capacity batteries, with the Note being particularily good
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Size

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Galaxy S III
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Weight 133 g vs 178 g The Galaxy S III isn't too heavy, but the Note is quite heavy
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Thickness 9 mm vs 10 mm Average thickness
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Size 136x70x8 mm vs 82x146x9 mm The Galaxy S III is of average size, but the Note is large
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Processing power

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Galaxy S III
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Frequency 1.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz Powerful processors, very snappy and responsive
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Number of cores Dual core vs Dual core Both have dual core cpus which is about the average
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RAM 2048 MB vs 1024 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Screen

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Galaxy S III
Samsung Galaxy S III Dual core - 32GB - North American Edition
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Screen size 4.8" vs 5.3" The Note has a huge screen, but the Galaxy S III's is also great
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Screen resolution 720x1280 vs 800x1280 High resolution screens
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Screen PPI 305 PPI vs 284 PPI Sharp display of text, images and video
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Screen type Super AMOLED vs Super AMOLED Both the Galaxy S III and the Note have good screens
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Sensors

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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope Yes vs Yes

Music

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Galaxy S III
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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Photo & Video

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Galaxy S III
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Camera 8 MP vs 8 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera 1.9 MP vs 2 MP
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Movie format 1080 x 1920 @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps Both shoot high resolution HD movies
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Video out Micro USB vs Micro USB Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Storage

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Galaxy S III
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Samsung GALAXY Note Samsung
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Memory card Micro SDHC, Micro SD vs Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 32 GB vs 32 GB Tons of space for storing movies, photos, and music

Keyboard & keypad

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Galaxy S III
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

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Galaxy S III
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Network HSPA+ (84 mbps) vs HSPA+ (84 mbps) Very fast data transfer
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Generation 4G vs 4G Both have recent network technology for fast data transfer
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Download speed Unknown vs 2.8 mbps
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Upload speed Unknown vs 1.03 mbps
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Network latency Unknown vs 199 ms
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC Yes vs Yes Both support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 4.0 vs 3.0 The Galaxy S III has recent bluetooth support, but the Note's bluetooth support is older

Web browsing

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Galaxy S III
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Samsung GALAXY Note Samsung
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs 458 ms
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

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