Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs LG Magna

Samsung Galaxy Note
samsung galaxy note
LG Magna
lg magna
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG
Announced September 2011 February 2015
Status Released - October 2011 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 8,411 ($123.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Yes
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2 mm
(5.5 x 2.75 x 0.4 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE (LTE model only)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz or 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included -

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 70.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 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 HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included -
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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2540 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
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