It seems that Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will have a strong competitor this year from Taiwanese mobile manufacturer HTC.

Samsung and HTC may clash later this year with the release of their phablets. Samsung Galaxy Note 3, on the other hand, may come earlier than expected, according to recent release date rumours. But HTC will attempt to take a bit on Samsung's sales by releasing HTC T6.

Tech blog DigiTimes reported that Samsung Galaxy Note 3 release date has been set for July - August time frame, as the South Korea-based company seeks to bite a big chunk of Apple's market share by countering the rumoured iPhone 6 and/or iPhone 5S launch with a powerful high-end smartphone.

It is initially reported that Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is expected to make its debut in the third quarter of this year. Rumours point to possible September release date. There are speculations that Samsung will hold the announcement of the Note 3 on the annual IFA event in Berlin.

The HTC T6, on the other hand, will have an alleged release date set for early fall and will run Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie out of the box.

HTC's phablet codenamed HTC T6 is also rumoured to come with a stylus. Reports claimed that just like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the HTC phablet will boast a 5.9-inch full HD display (most likely a Super LCD3 unit), while being underpinned by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset with four Krait 400 cores clocked at 2.3 GHz and Adreno 330 GPU. The list of technical specifications also includes 2 GB of RAM and, of course, the 4 megapixel UltraPixel camera sensor borrowed from the HTC One, all together with BoomSound speakers.

Meanwhile, reports suggest that the next generation Galaxy Note will come with major improvements in not just the display quality that is certainly going to be a full HD display, processor is also going to improve and so the camera. It is also expected to get many of the new features that came with Samsung's latest flagship handset Galaxy S4.

Reports also suggest that the S-Pen is going to get another facelift with the launch of the new Galaxy Note that is being dubbed as Galaxy note 3.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is rumoured to receive a major overhaul and will feature amazing specs such as a metal chassis for body, eight core processor paired with 3GB of RAM, 13 MP camera with dual functionality, and massive screen display.

However, the spokesperson of the South Korea tech company said that Samsung does not comment on the rumours surrounding its devices. Also, HTC did not release any comments on the rumours.

Below is the comparison of the two rumoured phablets based on their rumoured features.

Screen Display - Both devices are reported to have a 5.9 inch screen display.

Processor - HTC T6 is rumoured to be powered quad core Snapdragon processor clocked at 2.3GHz. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3, on the other hand, is initially reported to pack an eight core processor. However, new reports claimed that the phablet will be powered by a quad core chip.

RAM - Rumour has it that HTC T6 will include a 2GB RAM while the Note 3 will feature a 3GB.

Operating System - It is speculated that both devices will run with the rumoured Android operating system - Key Lime Pie.

Camera - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is rumoured to sport a 13 megapixels rear camera. HTC T6 is reported to come with unknown ultrapixels for rear camera and 2.1 megapixels front camera.

Battery - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is speculated to be supported by 3,000 mAh battery. However, HTC T6 is rumoured to come with a more powerful 3,300 mAh battery.