Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

Samsung Galaxy Note
samsung galaxy note
Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE
motorola photon q 4g lte
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola
Announced September 2011 July 2012
Status Released - October 2011 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 61.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 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
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, HD [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 No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2500 mAh 1785 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 220 h
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min