Which of these smartphones is the best purchase for consumers? The Samsung Galaxy Note 2, the Galaxy Note 3 or the Nokia Lumia 1320.
For the design and display, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the thinnest and lightest among the three, measuring 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm and weighing 168 grams. The Nokia Lumia 1320 on the other hand is the thickest and heaviest of the three, measuring 164.2 x 85.9 x 9.8 mm and weighs 220 grams. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 measures 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm and weighs 183 grams.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Nokia Lumia 1320 share the same screen resolution of 720 x 1280, but on different sizes displays, as the Nokia smartphone features a large 6 inch display, while the Galaxy Note 2 has a little smaller 5.5 inches display. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a 5.7 inch display, and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080.
In terms of hardware an OS, the both Samsung phablets have the advantage due to their superior processing units, which are quad core CPU’s, while the Nokia Lumia 1320 only has a Snapdragon 1.7 GHz dual core processing unit. All three devices come with the possibility of adding more internal storage space by using a microSD card however, the original internal memory isn’t the same, as the Nokia smartphone comes with only 8 GB of storage capacity, while both Samsung units each offer 16, 32 and 64 GB variants for internal memory. The Galaxy Note 3 has 3 GB of RAM, while the Galaxy Note 2 has 2 GB, and the Lumia 1320 has only 1 GB.
Both Samsung devices run on Google’s Android operating system with support for Android JellyBean, while the Nokia operates under Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 Black.
For the battery and camera specs, the Nokia Lumia 1320 has a 3400 mAh battery, while the both Samsung devices follow with smaller battery capacities of 3200 mAh and 3100 mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has an impressive 13 MP rear camera and a decent 2 MP lens on the front of the device. The Galaxy Note 2 features a smaller 1.9 MP camera on the front, and also smaller rear shooter, which only has 8MP. The Note 2 has a weaker camera than the Note 3, but it still ranks above the Nokia Lumia 1320 which brings a 5 MP rear camera and also has a front facing camera, but it’s VGA quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 cost $520, while the Galaxy Note 2 is around $400 and the Nokia Lumia 1320 is around $270 in amazon.com.
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