For Samsung fans who are considering buying the Galaxy Note 3 or the Galaxy S4, 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Galaxy S4 comes with a 5.0 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm dimensions and weighs 168 grams. The Galaxy S4 comes with 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 130 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002 variant 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 Galaxy S4 is equipped with quad core 1.6 GHz cortex A15 and quad core 1.2 GHz cortex A7 processor and Exynos 5 Octa 5410 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.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has 3 GB of RAM whereas the Galaxy S4 has 2 GB of RAM.

Camera:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sports a 13 MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Galaxy S4 also sports a 13 MP primary camera and a 2 MP secondary camera with similar features.

Battery:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 21 hours on 3G. The Galaxy S4 comes with a Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 17 hours on 3G.

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Price in Australia:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9000 variant with octa core processor and 32 GB internal memory is priced at around AU $699.95. The Galaxy S4 i9500 with 16 GB internal memory is priced at around AU $629.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $699.95 in Australia.