Phone Comparison - Karbonn Titanium S5 vs Karbonn Titanium S9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Samsung
Announced March 2013 July 2013 September 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Deep Blue Black, White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.4 x 72.4 x 8.95 mm
(5.65 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
- 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 176.5 g (6.21.0.18 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU - PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330 (LTE model)
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.4 GB user available) 16 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (221 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.96% - 74.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.4 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2600 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 11 h (3G)
- Up to 21 h (3G)