Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Meizu MX3 vs Lenovo A316i

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Meizu Lenovo
Announced September 2013 September 2013 April 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - April 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black (front panel), several color options (back panel) Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
139 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.47 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5410 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Mali-400
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.1 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1800 pixels (412 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 73.93% 61.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.4 �m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection, WDR Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 2400 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 429 h (2G)
Up to 393 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)