With Google, Samsung, HTC, and Apple aggressively competing against each other in the smartphone market, it can be difficult for one to choose which smartdevice is the right one to buy. However, it might not be so difficult once you know the details of what the company offers, so here is a comparison between Google's Nexus 7 tablet and Samsung's Galaxy Note 3.

The Nexus 7 has a 7.02'' 1920x1200 HD (323 ppi), 1080 HD IPS and scratch resistant Corning glass. Its size is 114x200x8.65 mm and carries a weight of 0.64lbs (290g) Wi-Fi, 0.66 lbs (299g) LTE.

It has a 1.2MP front facing camera and a 5MP rear facing camera, both fixed focus. Moreover, it has stereo speakers, surround sound powered by Fraunhofer.

As for the processing power and memory, it has 16GB/32GB internal storage with 2GB RAM and a CPU that comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon, S4 Pro quad-core processor, 1.5GHz. Additionally, it has a Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC (Android Beam), Bluetooth 4.0.

The Nexus 7 has 3950mAh battery power which gives the user up to 9 hours of active use, 9hours of HD of video playback, 10 hours of web browsing or e-reading and 300 hours of standby.

It has GPS, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Compass and Ambient Light sensors. Finally, it runs on the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS.

The Nexus 7 has a CNET editor's rating of 4 out of 5 stars and a average user rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars. It prices ranges from as high as $386.76 from Amazon and as low as $214.99 from Adorama.

Stepping to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3's specifications.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a 5.7'' (144.3mm) full HD Super AMOLED (1920x1080) screen. It has a dimension of 151.2x79.2x8.3mm (168g).

It has a 2.3GHz Quad-Core LTE processor and a 1.9GHz Octa core 3G processor. It also has 32/64GB internal storage plus having a microSD slot that hold up to 64GB. It also has 3GB RAM.

The Note 3 has a 13MP rear camera that has BSI sensor, auto focus with Smart Stabilization, Zero Shutter Lag and LED Flash. Furthermore, it has a 2MP front camera with the same features as the rear camera. It also has a UHD 30fps, Smooth motion (FHD 60fps) and Slow motion (HD 120fps).

As it relates to connectivity, the Note 3 has a WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80), GPS/GLONASS, NFC Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) and IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0.

As for sound, it has high quality audio with Ultra High Quality Audio support.

The Note 3 has Gesture, Accelerometer, Geo-magnetic, Gyroscope, RGB, Proximity, Barometer, Temperature and Humidity and Hall sensors which gives you accurate readings of the weather among others depending on where you are.

The Note 3 also comes with an S Pen which makes it a wonderful substitute for your fingers. The S Pen features which optimize its use are: Air Command, Action Memo, Scrapbook, S Finder, Pen Window, Multi Window and Direct Pen Input. It also has additional features such as: Group Play where you can share music, pictures, videos, documents and more. It has Smart Scroll, Smart Pause, Air Gesture and Air View. It has other convenient apps such as: Samsung Hub, ChatON, which enables the user to have a 3-way voice, video call as well as share screen, S Voice and many more.

Its price is about $399.99 according to the Samsung eStore.

Overall, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars according to Samsung.

With these comparisons in mind, it should be easier for customers to decide which device they want to get. The prices may vary and the device's performance does as well, but it all boils down to the choice of the customer.