Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs. Nokia Lumia 1520: Bigger, better, faster

27 December 2013
We venture again into the realm of phablets, one that at the beginning seemed to promise little more than a short burst of action, has become the scene of some of the most thrilling battles this industry has seen. The showdown we’re about to witness...

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AnonD-219781, 31 Dec 2013Ummm, no. Nope. Not true. False. Good bye.When people compare Microsoft and Google phone face to face they will make their own judgment anyway.

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    • 31 Dec 2013

    AnonD-219781, 31 Dec 2013Ummm, no. Nope. Not true. False. Good bye.I can care less about your childish tone.
    I'm not a die fan of any Brand or Operating system.
    I look at things which are more important:
    FAST TEXT MESSAGE TYPING AND LAG FREE PLEASANT SMOOTH SCROLLING. In those things Microsoft phones are better (including Samsung windows phones). So I will stick with Microsoft despite hating it's ugly graphics, colors, themes and horrible user interface!

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      • Michael
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      • 31 Dec 2013

      And no, Windows Phones almost don't freeze.
      I have Nokia 520 (521) and despite having only 512 MB of ram the internet explorer barely freezes, while it's common on all dual core Android devices!

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        • 31 Dec 2013

        Michael, 31 Dec 2013All Google's devices have a scrolling lag, including NOTE 3... moreUmmm, no. Nope. Not true. False. Good bye.

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          • AnonD-219781
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          • 31 Dec 2013

          [deleted post]Wait, what? Are you trolling? I'll just assume so and ignore you from now on.

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            • 31 Dec 2013

            AnonD-219781, 31 Dec 2013Superior keyboard? Lag? Lol. 1. The Note 3 has access to Sw... moreAll Google's devices have a scrolling lag, including NOTE 3, Note 8, Note 10. I tested them all at Best Buy and AT&T store. Please go to AT&T store and test Nokia 1520 and any Samsung Google device, and only then you will see what a normal scrolling feels like.
            It flows quick and then slows down slowly.

            Also try just to hold a finger on the screen and scroll up and down without releasing the finger and you will see that it's way more smoother in Windows device.

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              • 31 Dec 2013

              AnonD-205970, 31 Dec 2013Haha good joke. Did you mean that oversaturated colors of a... moreLol, try to argue with the facts. http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_Note3_ShootOut_1.htm

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                • 31 Dec 2013

                AnonD-219781, 31 Dec 2013Not even close. The Note 3 is currently the undisputed cham... moreHaha good joke. Did you mean that oversaturated colors of amoled display? You can't compare best asertive IPS display to oversaturated amoled...

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                  • 31 Dec 2013

                  I was Nokia Fan and invested more then 3000 usd but each model till n9 was only wastage of money. Till Now android I am very happy with note 3 and htc one duel today.

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                    Michael, 31 Dec 2013Microsoft VS Google: MICROSOFT PROS: ~Perfect keyboard ... moreSuperior keyboard? Lag? Lol. 1. The Note 3 has access to Swiftkey. 'nuff said. 2. Lag? HA, you've never used a note 3 I assume?

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                      AnonD-219951, 31 Dec 2013This comparison is ... not appropriate ! You cannot compar... moreUm, you can compare them. It is like comparing a PC to a Mac, or a sports-car to a sports-car. They are the same type of device with almost exactly the same internals. They do the same thing and are purchased the same way.

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                        • 31 Dec 2013

                        AnonD-27765, 30 Dec 2013I thought the Lumia 1520 had better display than the Note 3?Not even close. The Note 3 is currently the undisputed champion of smartphone displays.

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                          • 31 Dec 2013

                          my note 3 has only 2,3GB RAM not 3GB. + Touchwiz want 1gb of ram. Then i have only 1.3Gb of free RAM

                            Anonymous, 31 Dec 2013The Note obviously has some more advantages. That's called... moreI gave a sound reply to you on weight issue, which is very particular to the point and pointed thatyou gave a long list of generalized statements and biased views...

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 31 Dec 2013

                              darknite, 31 Dec 2013Ur analysis is rather biased and way took generalized... o... moreThe Note obviously has some more advantages.
                              That's called knowing fact.
                              I had two more lines for the Note, but listed factually and honestly about both showing great points on either side.

                              All you can do is contradict and fight.
                              The real issue here is your jealousy over the basis and personal disdain towards me for continually calling you out in the other thread and schooling you.
                              Nobody has time for your pointless nit picking and bantering. If you cannot come up with a logical reply or step aside your biased/disdain/jealousies/pride or say anything useful then please refrain from replying.

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                                • 31 Dec 2013

                                Michael, 31 Dec 2013Microsoft VS Google: MICROSOFT PROS: ~Perfect keyboard ... moreEach keyboard works differently for each hand.

                                And the browser freezing up would a user dependent problem happening in varying amount on all OS, but not common in any.
                                Scroll. Little smoother.

                                  Anonymous, 31 Dec 2013So Nokia over Samsung. 1.Imaging-Low light performance. Au... moreUr analysis is rather biased and way took generalized...
                                  observe how many "slightly","possibly" sentences u wrote for 1520 and how many u wrote for note3...it is a vieled neutrality... ;P
                                  and you bash others with "lies", "hatred" and "fanboyism"...neutrality is not vieled bias!!!!

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                                    • MICHAEL
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                                    • 31 Dec 2013

                                    ONE MORE GOOGLE'S CON:
                                    ~Horrible default keyboard (bad layout, widely stretched keys make it difficult to reach key quickly when typing, touch feed back is not smooth)

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                                      • Michael
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                                      • 31 Dec 2013

                                      Microsoft VS Google:

                                      MICROSOFT PROS:
                                      ~Perfect keyboard (Squared keys very proportional to the screen size; Perfect touch feedback; Layout of keys is perfect and you never hit comma or period key instead of the space key)
                                      ~Screen scrolling through phone menus or web browsing lacks any lag and is very smooth and nicely floating!)
                                      ~No annoying excessive shortcuts all over the place or pop up messages like on Google's phone!
                                      ~Freeze free web browsing!

                                      MICROSOFT'S CONS:
                                      ~Horrible graphics, lack of wallpapers and horrible themes
                                      ~Basic phone's menus and contact's menu are horrible!


                                      GOOGLE'S PROS:
                                      ~Beautiful graphics, colors, themes and wallpapers
                                      ~Phone menu and contacts are superb!

                                      GOOGLE'S CONS:
                                      ~Web browser freezes often and you have to click refresh the page in order for internet page to be loaded!
                                      ~Annoying shaking scrolling ( I call it scrolling lag)
                                      through any of the phone's menu or web browsing! (many people will not understand it until they hold both phones in their hand)

                                      I CHOOSE WINDOWS PHONE FOR:
                                      ~Superior keyboard and lag free browsing
                                      (and remember, I really hate windows phone interface and graphic)

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                                        • Samy
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                                        • 31 Dec 2013

                                        AnonD-219951, 31 Dec 2013This comparison is ... not appropriate ! You cannot compar... moreYes,I agree wid u man...wp phones are much smoother and bttr than androids..,!!!