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Samsung Galaxy Note vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
September 2011 February 2014
Status
Released - October 2011 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Purple
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 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.3 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.71% 64.21%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 305 [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 microSD, up to 32 GB

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, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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