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For readers who are considering buying the OnePlus One or the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The OnePlus One comes with a 5.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The OnePlus One has a slight edge in this category with 401 ppi pixel display density compared to the 386 ppi pixels display density on the Note 3.

The OnePlus One comes with 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm dimensions and weighs 162 grams. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm dimensions and weighs 168 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The OnePlus One is equipped with a 2.5 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The OnePlus One runs on the Android KitKat operating system and has 3 GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. The device has 3 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power both the devices are about the same with the OnePlus One having a slight edge.

Camera

The OnePlus One sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 5 MP. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

Battery

The OnePlus One comes with a Li-Po 3100 mAh battery and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The OnePlus One 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $529.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $509.95. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 16 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $629.95 and the 32 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $649.95 in Australia.

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