Phone Comparison - Lenovo K900 vs Lenovo S820 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Samsung
Announced January 2013 May 2013 September 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Flamingo red Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157 x 78 x 6.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.07 x 0.27 in)
139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W 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 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330 (LTE model)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 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 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.94% 62.82% 74.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio FM radio; built-in antenna Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 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, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band 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 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 HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 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

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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2000 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 21 h (3G)