For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or the Sony Xperia Z1, 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 Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a 5 inch TFT 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 Sony Xperia Z1 comes with 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm dimensions and weighs 170 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 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 Sony Xperia Z1 is equipped with a 2.2 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, 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 Sony Xperia Z1 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 Sony Xperia Z1 sports a 20.7 MP primary camera with similar features. Both the devices sport a 2 MP secondary camera.

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 Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 15 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 4G LTE 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $719.95 and the 4G LTE 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $759.95. The Sony Xperia Z1 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $659.95 in Australia.

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