For readers who are considering buying the flagship smartphone from either Samsung or Apple, here is a specs face-off between the Galaxy Note 3 and the iPhone 5S. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a massive 5.7-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 1,080 x 1,920 pixel resolution. The iPhone 5S comes with a 4.0-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 1,136 pixel resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm dimensions and is comparatively heavier, weighing 168 g. The iPhone 5S comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and weighs 112 g.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes in three variants - N9000, N9002 and N9005. Each variant comes with a different processor. The processors on the device are - quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, quad-core 1.9 GHz cortex-A15 and quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7.

The N9002 and N9005 come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset and the N9000 comes with Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset. The device comes in 16, 32 and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The iPhone 5S comes with a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cyclone processor and Apple A7 chipset. It comes in 16, 32 and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs on the Android Jelly Bean 4.3 operating system and has a whopping 3 GB of RAM. The iPhone 5S runs on the iOS 7 operating system and has 1 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 a 2 MP camera. The iPhone 5S sports an 8 MP primary camera with features like autofocus and dual-LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a 1.2 MP camera.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a Li-ion 3,200 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 21 hours on 3G. The iPhone 5S comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1,560 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 10 hours on 3G.

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Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002 Dual 16 GB variant is priced at AU $969.95, the N9005 4G LTE 16 GB variant is priced at AU $749.95 and the N9005 4G LTE 32 GB variant is priced at AU $769.95 in Australia.

The iPhone 5S 16 GB variant is priced at AU $919.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at AU $1,029.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at AU $1,129.95 in Australia.