Samsung’s latest Note III, with its brilliant S-Pen, vivid display and a beefy hardware is a great phablet in its own right but will it be able to beat other phablets head-to-head?
We will try to find that in a spec sheet below:
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| Samsung Galaxy Note III | Sony Xperia Z Ultra | Acer Liquid S2 | Huawei Ascend Mate |
| OS | Android OS | Android OS | Android OS | Android OS |
| Dimensions | 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm | 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5mm | 166 x 86 x 9 mm | 163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9mm |
| Weight | 168g | 212g | – | 198g |
| Display size | 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches | 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels |
| Processor | 1.9Ghz Exynos Octa-core | 2.2Ghz quad-core Snap-Dragon 800 | 2.2Ghz quad-core Snap-Dragon 800 | 1.5Ghz quad-core Huawei K3V2 |
| RAM | 3 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 32/64 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Card slot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Camera (rear) | 13 mp with 4K video | 8 mp with Full HD 1080p video | 13 mp with 4K video | 8 mp with Full HD 1080p video |
| Camera (front) | 2 mp | 2mp | 2 mp | 1 mp |
| Connectivity | NFC, Infrared, microUSB 3.0, USB-OTG, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi | Wifi, NFC, microUSB 2.0, USB-OTG, Bluetooth 4.0 | NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0 | Wifi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, USB-OTG |
| Battery | 3200 mAh | 3050 mAh | 3200 mAh | 4050 mAh |
| Price | Undisclosed | $937 | Undisclosed | $480 |
But of course, specs don’t narrate the whole tale, there is something called exclusivity too. Sony Xperia Z Ultra, for instance, is the only one which is waterproof and that supports input from even a pencil.
The Galaxy Note III comes with its own stylus in the form of S-Pen with all of its tricks while the Huawei is easily the cheapest. Acer is a mix of them all and given Acer’s emphasis on competitive pricing, won’t be that expensive either.
Either way, it depends on the end users, that what matter most to them.
