Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Lenovo K900 vs Lenovo Golden Warrior S8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced September 2011 January 2013 May 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Black Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
157 x 78 x 6.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.07 x 0.27 in)
146 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - -
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 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Dual-core 2.0 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.5 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 67.94% 69.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [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 HSPA+ TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, with A2DP Yes
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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2500 mAh 2000 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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