Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy Grand I9080 vs LG Optimus GK

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung LG
Announced September 2011 December 2012 April 2013
Status Released - October 2011 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Platinum White, Indigo Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
139.1 x 69.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - LTE
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU Mali-400MP Broadcom VideoCore IV Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen True Full HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with Zerogap Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (440 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 64.20% 71.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 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 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2100 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 440 h -
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 10 min -