Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Motorola Moto G7 Play vs Asus Zenfone 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Asus
Announced September 2013 February 2019 2021, May 12
Status Available - September 2013 Available - March 2019 Available. Released 2021, May 13
Colors Black, White, Pink Deep indigo, Fine Gold, Starry Black Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
147.3 x 71.5 x 8 mm
(5.8 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Europe LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant (market dependent)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
User Interface - Android One ZenUI 8
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 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver), Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 506 Adreno 660
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (market Dependent) FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1512 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 77.15% 82.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, LED flash, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat7 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Capacity 3200 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) - -