Screen size
Galaxy Note 35.7"
Galaxy S26 FEWinner: 6.7"+15%
Quick verdict
Galaxy S26 FE leads the measured specs 17-5.
Measured wins
Galaxy Note 3
5
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
Galaxy S26 FE
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Note 3
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy Note 3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models, CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
Galaxy S26 FE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Note 3
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
Galaxy S26 FE
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy Note 3
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
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005, 2, 4 - N900W8
Galaxy S26 FE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - India
Speed
Galaxy Note 3
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Galaxy S26 FE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S26 FE
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India
Announced
Galaxy Note 3
2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Galaxy S26 FE
2026, August 27
Status
Galaxy Note 3
Discontinued
Galaxy S26 FE
Available. Released 2026, September 04
Dimensions
Galaxy Note 3
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Galaxy S26 FE
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
Weight
Galaxy Note 3
168 g (5.93 oz)
Galaxy S26 FE
193 g (6.81 oz)
Build
Galaxy Note 3
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
Galaxy S26 FE
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
SIM
Galaxy Note 3
Micro-SIM
Galaxy S26 FE
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Other
Galaxy Note 3
Stylus
Galaxy S26 FE
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
Galaxy Note 3
Super AMOLED
Galaxy S26 FE
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)
Size
Galaxy Note 3
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S26 FE
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Note 3
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Galaxy S26 FE
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy Note 3
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Galaxy S26 FE
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
OS
Galaxy Note 3
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Galaxy S26 FE
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Chipset
Galaxy Note 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Galaxy S26 FE
Exynos 2500 (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 S26 FE
10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Galaxy Note 3
Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Galaxy S26 FE
Xclipse 950
Card slot
Galaxy Note 3
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Galaxy S26 FE
No
Internal
Galaxy Note 3
16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
Galaxy S26 FE
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Other
Galaxy Note 3
eMMC 4.5
Galaxy S26 FE
UFS 4.0
Single
Galaxy Note 3
13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Features
Galaxy Note 3
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Galaxy S26 FE
LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face
Video
Galaxy Note 3
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)
Galaxy S26 FE
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Triple
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S26 FE
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Single
Galaxy Note 3
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Galaxy S26 FE
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Video
Galaxy Note 3
1080p@30fps
Galaxy S26 FE
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
No
Other
Galaxy Note 3
24-bit/192kHz audio
Galaxy S26 FE
-
WLAN
Galaxy Note 3
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Galaxy S26 FE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy Note 3
4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Galaxy S26 FE
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy Note 3
GPS, GLONASS
Galaxy S26 FE
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
Yes
Infrared port
Galaxy Note 3
Yes
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Radio
Galaxy Note 3
No
Galaxy S26 FE
No
USB
Galaxy Note 3
microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Galaxy S26 FE
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Galaxy Note 3
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
Galaxy S26 FE
Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 S26 FE
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Type
Galaxy Note 3
Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Galaxy S26 FE
Li-Ion 4900 mAh
Stand-by
Galaxy Note 3
Up to 420 h (3G)
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Talk time
Galaxy Note 3
Up to 21 h (3G)
Galaxy S26 FE
-
Charging
Galaxy Note 3
-
Galaxy S26 FE
45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless
Colors
Galaxy Note 3
Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
Galaxy S26 FE
Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio
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 S26 FE
SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS
SAR EU
Galaxy Note 3
0.29 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S26 FE
0.50 W/kg (head) 1.32 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy Note 3
About 420 EUR
Galaxy S26 FE
$ 599.99 / £ 599.00 / € 546.99 / ₹ 69,490