Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2011 November 2013 January 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - February 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink Black, White, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 mm
(5.84 x 3.05 x 0.34 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 -
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, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400MP - -
RAM 1 GB 1.5 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.25 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 68.61% 72.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 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, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [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 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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 hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, 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

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2600 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h -