Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced August 2012 September 2014 July 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 LTE - all models LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR GX6450 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 4.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 65.93% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 1810 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 14 h -