Since Microsoft launched its flagship smartphone Nokia Lumia 939, many have been wondering how it will fare against the Galaxy Note 3, the third generation phablet from the South Korean tech titan Samsung. Below is a comparative review of both these next-gen smartphones to help the customer decide which one to purchase.

Physical Appearance:

Compared to Nokia Lumia 930, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is obviously bigger as well as thicker. However, both the smartphones have the same weight. According to Samsung, Galaxy Note 3 measures 151.2 mm in height, 79.2 mm in width, and 8.3 mm in depth having a weight of 168 grams. It is available in a number of colors - rose gold white, black, rose gold black, red, merlot red white, and pink.

On the other hand, Nokia Lumia 930 measures 137 mm in height, 71 mm in width, and 9.8 mm in depth having nearly the same weight just - 167 grams. This Windows smart phone comes in vividly-coloured lustrous shells that can be switched and swapped, subject to the mood and personality of the user.

Display:

As the size of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is bigger, it also has a bigger display than the Nokia Lumia 930. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a 5.7-inch full HD Super AMOLED screen having a 1920 x 1080 pixels screen resolution. Nokia Lumia 930, on the other hand, only has 5-inch ClearBlack, OLED display having the same screen resolution - 1920 x 1080 pixels.

Processor and Operating System:

Compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Nokia Lumia 930 has a more advanced processor and operating system. Nokia Lumia 930 sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.2 GHz powered by the most recent Windows 8.1 operating system. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 only comes with a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor for LTE and 1.9 GHz Octa Core Processor (A15 1.9 GHz + A7 1.3 GHz) for 3G, powered by Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

Camera:

The specs of Nokia Lumia 930 are also superior compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vis-à-vis the camera. The Nokia Lumia 930 has a 20-mega pixel PureView camera along with dual LED flash, in addition to four directional microphones with Surround-Sound.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3, on the other hand, comes with only 13-mega pizel rear-facing camera and 2-megapixel front facing camera. It also sports a BSI sensor, auto focus with smart stabilization, LED flash, as well as zero shutter lag.

Memory:

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB internal memory that can be expanded to 64 GB via the microSD slot. Meanwhile, Nokia Lumia 930 only has 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory. However, it is expandable up to 128 GB through the microSD slot. In addition, the Windows phone has 7 GB of cloud storage available from Microsoft OneDrive.