Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs LG G2

Samsung Galaxy Note
samsung galaxy note
LG G2
lg g2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG
Announced September 2011 August 2013
Status Released - October 2011 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE (Region Dependent)
Messaging 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)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 75.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
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