Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review: The Phablet Refined

Name: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review
Brand: Samsung

by Marco Chiappetta — Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 12:45 PM EDT

In addition to using the Galaxy Note 3 for portable gaming and in a variety of everyday usage scenarios, we also conducted some formal performance testing to see how well it compared to some of the other mobile devices we have recently evaluated.

CPU testing

Android CPU testing

The Galaxy Note 3 rocked the simple Linpack benchmark, easily besting every other device we've tested. The advantage over the Snapdragon 600 powered HTC One or Tegra 4 powered SHIELD is clearly evident.

AnTuTu Benchmark - Click To Enlarge

There's simply too much data to graph with the latest version of the AnTuTu benchmark, so we've got all of the numbers in a simple table for you here. As you can see, the Note 3 is among the best performers overall, though the Bay Tablet and SHIELD come out on top.

Mobile XPRT Benchmark Tests

The MobileXPRT benchmark runs through a variety of tests to evaluate the responsiveness of a device along with its ability to handle many everyday workloads.

Versus the other smartphones we've tested with this relatively new benchmark, the Note 3's performance is among the best in the performance related tests. In the User Experience tests, however, the Note 3 doesn't fare as well and trails the Galaxy S 4, though it does easily outperform the previous-gen Note II.

Tags: Samsung, Android, smartphone, ATT, Galaxy, note, phablet, Note 3

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com