Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs HTC Inspire 4G vs LG Escape P870

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC LG
Announced September 2011 January 2011 September 2012
Status Released - October 2011 Available - February 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, White Black, Brown, Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
122.9 x 68.1 x 11.7 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
126 x 65 x 9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 163.9 g (5.75.0.32 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - LTE 700 MHz Class 17
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960L Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 205 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 4 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 62.86% 62.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 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 HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2500 mAh 1230 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 372 h Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 8 h