Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Vs Blackberry Passport: Hardware, Operating Systems, Display, Camera, Battery, And Price Comparison! Which Device Is Better?

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We compare the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to the Blackberry Passport to see which of these devices is better.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is equipped with the Super AMOLED measuring 5.7 inches, and can render a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels at 386 ppi. The Note 3's dimensions are 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm, weighs 168 grams, and its protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

The Blackberry Passport has a smaller IPS LCD display at 4. 5 inches, and renders a resolution of 1440 x 1440 pixels with a higher pixel density of 453 ppi. Its also protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Its dimensions are 128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm, and its heavier at 196 grams.

The Galaxy Note 3 has a Quad-core Krait 400 processor clocked at 2.5 GHz, partnered with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset,and a Adreno 330 GPU. It has 3 GB of RAM, and it has three sets of internal memory: 16, 32, and 64 GB (adding a microSD card). It originally ran on the Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), and is planned to have v5.0 (Lollipop) upgrade soon.

Meanwhile, the Blackberry Passportis equipped with a Quad-core Krait 400 clocked at 2.26 GHz, with a Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 chipset, and an Adreno 330 GPU. It also has 3GB of RAM, and its internal memory is at 32 GB, but it can extend at 128 GB with a microSD card. It runs on the BlackBerry 10.3 OS.

According to GSMArena, The Note 3's camera is at 13 MP, along with a 2MP shooter. It features include dual Shot, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, and HDR. Its Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery can last 21 hours of talktime.

The Blackberry Passport cameras have the same specs of 13 MP, and 2 MP, but has less features than its rival. It has a non-removable Li-Ion 3450 mAh battery that last 18 hours in 2G, and 21 hours in 3G.

On Amazon.com, the Galaxy Note 3 cost $500, while the Blackberry Passport is at $580.

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