Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs. Galaxy Note 4: Is the Newer Phablet Worth the Price?

By Max Bonto, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Samsung just released the latest in their phablet line, the Galaxy Note 4, to contend with phablet ranges such as the iPhone 6 Plus or the Moto X 2014. While it stands fairly well against its competitors, how good has it improved upon its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 3.

The Galaxy Note 3 is now more than a year old and by today's tech standards, it's already outdated. The release of the Galaxy Note 4 just recently may just be in the nick of time as Samsung is losing its tech race against Apple with the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

The Galaxy Note 3 had a 5.7-inch super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080. The Galaxy Note 4 has not increased its screen size nor has it deviated from the super AMOLED display (as with most Samsung devices), it did get resolution upgrade jumping from full HD to QHD (2560 x 1440) in response to LG's G3 resolution jump.

The Note 3's hardware consisted of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, a quad-core 2.3GHz processor, an Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of RAM. Three storage options are available – 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB – with a microSD card support of up to 64GB.

The Note 4 on the other hand has increased specs with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset to run its QHD display, a quad-core 2.7GHz processor, an Adreno 420 GPU and 3GB of RAM. This time, the Note 4 is only available in 32GB of interal storage but still possesses microSD card support of up to 128GB.

The Galaxy Note 4 is definitely a step up from the Note 3 and the way it is right now, it could be the only thing standing in the way of Apple's iPhone domination until the Galaxy S6 flagship arrives sometime next year.