Samsung Galaxy Note vs. Neo 3. Galaxy Note 3: Difference - Portable Gear

February 8, 2014 –

Display & Dimensions

One of the main differences between the Galaxy Note 3 Neo and the original Galaxy Note 3 concerns the display. The Neo-model is one step lower: the 5.7-inch display has been replaced by a display of 5.5-inch. This means the screen – measured diagonally – is 5 mm smaller. Both devices use the clear Super AMOLED screen technology, but the Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) screen of the original Note 3 Note 3 to the Neo exchanged for a lower HD (720 x 1280 pixels) screen. Also on the Note 3 Neo uses Gorilla Glass 2, an older generation of scratch-resistant glass, while the original Note 3 of the newest 3 Gorilla Glass technology has been used. Gorilla Glass 3 would be three times as scratch resistant as the previous generation Gorilla Glass, making scratches on the display are 40 percent less visible. Thanks to the smaller display is the Note 3 Neo also less wide and long (148.4 x 77.4 millimeters instead of 151.2 x 79.2 mm) and lighter (162.5 grams instead of 168 grams) than its bigger brother. Remarkable is that the Neo-performance slightly thicker (8.6 mm instead of 8.3 mm) is. Both phablets are obviously comes with Samsung’s S Pen stylus (with storage in the body), with which you can easily make notes and other advanced features can be used.

Processor & Memory

Besides the display also makes the processor of the Galaxy Note 3 Neo a step back compared to the original Galaxy Note 3. The original (N9005) features a 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 3GB RAM 800. The Neo-edition is equipped with a 1.3 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 and dual-core 1.7GHz ARM Cortex A15 chipset with 2GB of RAM. The original thus offers powerful performance, although still provides the processor of the Galaxy Note 3 Neo with this chipset fine smooth performance. Furthermore, the original Galaxy Note 3 available memory versions with 16GB, 32GB or 64GB. In the Netherlands, however, mainly conducted. 32GB variant The Note 3 Neo is only available in an edition with 16GB of memory. The memory of both models is expandable with microSD.

Camera

The camera features of the Galaxy Note 3 Neo are less advanced than that of the original Galaxy Note 3. The Neo-model is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 1080p HD video recorder. The original has a 13-megapixel camera sensor and also has an LED flash. With the original Note 3 you can also record videos in 2160p 4K (Ultra HD) next to full HD 1080p videos. Both models have finally a 2-megapixel front camera / webcam for video chatting or capturing portraits.

OS

Both the Galaxy Note 3 Neo as the original Galaxy Note 3 run on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and make use of Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. From this Android edition is the standard Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth low energy SMART technology supported. For the original Galaxy Note 3 will follow soon an Android 4.4 update KitKat.

Retail

Neo Galaxy Note 3 (16GB) with a suggested retail price of 579 euros is still not cheap, but it is significantly cheaper than the original Galaxy Note 3 (32GB), which has a retail price of no less than 749 euros.

Conclusion

the Galaxy Note 3 Neo gives you up to 170 euros less than the original Galaxy Note 3 a phablet / smartphone with almost the same features (including the advanced S Pen) at home. However, this lower price, you get a smaller screen, a lesser processor, less memory and less advanced camera functionalities. If you can live with the Note 3 Neo a decent choice. But if you want the latest and most comprehensive technology in your home, then at least the original is worth considering.

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