Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Lenovo Golden Warrior S8 vs Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced September 2011 May 2014 August 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Golden Black, Gold, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
146 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
156 x 81.3 x 7.7 mm
(6.14 x 3.2 x 0.3 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-450MP4 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.3 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (490 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 69.20% 78.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash optical image stabil
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE TD-SCDMA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
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