Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs Lenovo A889

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Lenovo
Announced September 2011 August 2012 May 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Titanium Gray, Marble White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 -
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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
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 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.55 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 69.61% 70.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 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 -

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3100 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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