Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2012 March 2013 October 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - October 2014
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White White Frost, Black Mist Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - SIM 1
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 LTE (Dependent on Country) LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SIM 1
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Adreno 420
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 72.15% 74.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash optical image stabil
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1440p [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 HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 350 h Up to 381 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 17 h -