Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Google Nexus 9

Samsung Galaxy Note 4
samsung galaxy note 4
Google Nexus 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced Expected Announcement - Q2 2014 October 2014
Status Rumored - Q3 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Various Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805/ Exynos 5433 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar]
GPU - ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar] 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 69.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash Yes LED flash
Features Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No
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 supported

battery Battery

Type - Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity - 6700 mAh
Stand by - Up to 720 h
Talk Time - Up to 9 h 30 min