Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs HTC Vivid

Samsung Galaxy Note
samsung galaxy note
HTC Vivid
htc vivid
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced September 2011 October 2011
Status Released - October 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm
(5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 64.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [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
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v3.0 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
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2500 mAh 1620 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 288 h
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 40 min