Pay As You Go Cell Phones: Galaxy Note 3: phablet compared

Floriana Giambarresi , September 5, 2013, 13:15

Into Samsung has just officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 , defining it as the phablet presented to exactly meet consumer demands: but what are the novelty that brings respect to the Galaxy Note 2 and to its direct competitor, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Size

Into The New Galaxy Note 3 is lighter and more portable of the other two products has a size of 151.2 × 79.2 × 8.3 mm and a weight of 168 grams, less than Galaxy Note 2 with its 151.1 × 80.5 × 9.4 mm and 180 grams, and Xperia Z Ultra, which weighs 212 grams but that is equipped with a slimmer body, with only 6.5 mm thick . The phablet Sony is bigger because of the large display provided, by 6.44 inches, which makes it more a tablet than a smartphone. The screen of the Galaxy Note 3 has a diagonal of 5.7 inches and that of Note 2, however, by 5.5 inches. Galaxy Note 3 and Xperia Z Ultra share the same resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, while the Galaxy Note 2 has a panel with 1280 × 720 pixels.

The differences in hardware

Into At the hardware level, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Net introduces improvements over previous-generation model. By a quad-core 1.6 Ghz you switch to a quad-core 2.3 GHz or octa-core 1.9 GHz depending on the market, the 2 GB of RAM 3 GB have become, the camera Front sees a small upgrade from 1.9 to 2 megapixels, while the rear goes from 8 megapixels to 13 megapixels, also capable of capturing video in 4K. Unchanged storage options , as well as support for microSD cards (up to 64GB). The battery went from 3100 mAh to 3200 mAh. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra has a powerful quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.2 GHz, 16 GB of internal memory – 11 GB of which are available to the user – expandable via microSD up to 64 GB, 2 GB RAM and a battery of 3000 mAh. The front camera is 2 megapixels while the rear has an 8 megapixel Exmor RS, able to capture photos and video in HDR mode. The Galaxy Note 2 ru nning version 4.1 of Android (Jelly Bean) , 3 Notes version 4.3, and that the Xperia Z Ultra 4.2.

Experience with the pen stylus

Into The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been designed for a better experience with the S Pen, a stylus or stylus through which you can write and draw on the screen of phablet. All the experience of the new notes revolves around the nib: With a single tap you will have access to five fundamental features, ie Air Command, Action Memo, Scrapbook, S Finder and the new S Notes. Consequently, it’s even simpler than what we saw in the Galaxy Note 2 take notes, and for the first time ever writing a number or an address by hand, with the S Pen, you can start a call, write a message or reach the destination on Google Maps. As for the ‘Xperia , the phablet Sony recognizes the handwriting and works with any type of pen or pencil that has a tip with a diameter of more than 1mm. Even in this case, are available to the user a series of applications that allow to take notes during any activity, which makes the device on the front great business.

Prices and availability

Into The Galaxy Note 2 is already sold about a year at a price of 699 Euros, which is now clearly be reduced with the arrival on the market of the Galaxy Note 3, which will be available from 25 September at a cost to the public is not yet known. The Xperia instead will debut in stores in the third quarter of the year at a price of 719/729 EUR.