Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Lenovo P780 vs Lenovo A859

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced September 2011 June 2013 January 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014
Colors Black, White Black White
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 73 x 10 mm
(5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.0 inches 5 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 65.90% 66.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio 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, 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, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 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, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v3.0 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go 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 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 4000 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 840 h -
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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