Screen size
Galaxy Note 35.7"
Galaxy S25Winner: 6.2"+8.1%
Quick verdict
Galaxy S25 leads the measured specs 20-2.
Measured wins
Galaxy Note 3
2
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
Galaxy S25
20
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Note 3
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Galaxy S25
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy Note 3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models, CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
Galaxy S25
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
Galaxy Note 3
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
Galaxy S25
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Galaxy Note 3
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005, 2, 4 - N900W8
Galaxy S25
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
Speed
Galaxy Note 3
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Galaxy S25
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
5G bands
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S25
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Announced
Galaxy Note 3
2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Galaxy S25
2025, January 22
Status
Galaxy Note 3
Discontinued
Galaxy S25
Available. Released 2025, February 03
Dimensions
Galaxy Note 3
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Galaxy S25
146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 in)
Weight
Galaxy Note 3
168 g (5.93 oz)
Galaxy S25
162 g (5.71 oz)
Build
Galaxy Note 3
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
Galaxy S25
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM
Galaxy Note 3
Micro-SIM
Galaxy S25
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
Other
Galaxy Note 3
Stylus
Galaxy S25
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame
Type
Galaxy Note 3
Super AMOLED
Galaxy S25
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Size
Galaxy Note 3
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S25
6.2 inches, 94.4 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Note 3
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Galaxy S25
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy Note 3
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Galaxy S25
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
OS
Galaxy Note 3
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Galaxy S25
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
Chipset
Galaxy Note 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Galaxy S25
Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU
Galaxy Note 3
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
Galaxy S25
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU
Galaxy Note 3
Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Galaxy S25
Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)
Card slot
Galaxy Note 3
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Galaxy S25
No
Internal
Galaxy Note 3
16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
Galaxy S25
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Other
Galaxy Note 3
eMMC 4.5
Galaxy S25
UFS 4.0
Single
Galaxy Note 3
13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Galaxy S25
-
Features
Galaxy Note 3
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Galaxy S25
Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
Galaxy Note 3
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)
Galaxy S25
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Triple
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S25
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Single
Galaxy Note 3
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Galaxy S25
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video
Galaxy Note 3
1080p@30fps
Galaxy S25
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S25
HDR, HDR10+
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S25
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S25
No
Other
Galaxy Note 3
24-bit/192kHz audio
Galaxy S25
High-bitrate audio support
WLAN
Galaxy Note 3
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Galaxy S25
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy Note 3
4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Galaxy S25
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy Note 3
GPS, GLONASS
Galaxy S25
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S25
Yes
Infrared port
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S25
-
Radio
Galaxy Note 3
No
Galaxy S25
No
USB
Galaxy Note 3
microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Galaxy S25
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Sensors
Galaxy Note 3
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
Galaxy S25
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Galaxy Note 3
ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Galaxy S25
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Type
Galaxy Note 3
Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Galaxy S25
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
Stand-by
Galaxy Note 3
Up to 420 h (3G)
Galaxy S25
-
Talk time
Galaxy Note 3
Up to 21 h (3G)
Galaxy S25
-
Charging
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S25
25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless
Colors
Galaxy Note 3
Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
Galaxy S25
Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black
Models
Galaxy Note 3
SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005
Galaxy S25
SM-S931B, SM-S931B/DS, SM-S931U, SM-S931U1, SM-S931W, SM-S931N, SM-S9310, SM-S931E, SM-S931E/DS
SAR EU
Galaxy Note 3
0.29 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S25
1.29 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy Note 3
About 420 EUR
Galaxy S25
$ 799.99 / C$ 679.99 / £ 429.99 / € 589.90 / ₹ 74,999
SAR
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S25
1.13 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)