Samsung Galaxy Note vs Apple iPhone 5

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Apple
          Announced
          September 2011 September 2012
          Status
          Released - October 2011 Available - September 2012
          Colors
          Black, White Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
          (5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
          123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
          (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
          Weight
          178 g (6.28 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) iOS 6
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
          GPU
          Mali-400MP [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included No

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          5.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          66.71% 60.84%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
          Front Camera
          Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Class 12 Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v3.0+HS 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, Lightning Port
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Internal
          16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included No
          USB OTG
          Supported -

          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 not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
          Capacity
          2500 mAh 1440 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 960 h (2G)
          Up to 820 h (3G)
          Up to 225 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
          Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
          Up to 8 h

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