Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2012 August 2014 August 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White White, Black Black, white, gold, silver, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
163.6 x 84.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.44 x 3.34 x 0.34 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 306 Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 6.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 71.32% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2800 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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