Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs XOLO Q3000

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung XOLO
Announced June 2009 August 2012 December 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2012 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, White Titanium Gray, Marble White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
164.8 x 81.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.49 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.55 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 69.61% 66.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, Image Stabilization, BSI 2 Sensor, Scene Detection and Tuning, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Low Light Enhancement
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p, BSI Sensor [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 667 h (2G)
Up to 634 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 21 h (3G)