Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Lenovo A889 vs Samsung GALAXY S3 Neo GT-I9301I

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Samsung
Announced September 2011 May 2014 June 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - May 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White White Black, Blue, Brown, Red, Gray, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
136.6 x 70.7 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, -
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 6.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 70.53% 65.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2500 mAh 2100 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 14 h