Phone Comparison - Samsung Vibrant vs Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung Vibrant
samsung vibrant
Samsung Galaxy Note
samsung galaxy note
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2010 September 2011
Status Available - August 2010 Released - October 2011
Colors Black and Grey Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 in)
146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 (region specific)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.80% 66.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@24~30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [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; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0+HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included
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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)