Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs HTC Butterfly vs Lenovo S860

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Lenovo
Announced September 2011 December 2012 February 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black Metallic Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.36 in)
149.5 x 77 x 10.3 mm
(5.89 x 3.03 x 0.41 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850/2100 MHz HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD 3 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (440 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 68.54% 67.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash 5 Level LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Slow motion video capture, Continuous shooting Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps HD recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 1.5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with aptX™ enabled Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No
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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2020 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
- Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)