Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus vs ZTE Nubia Z9

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung ZTE
Announced September 2014 October 2014 May 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 17,499 ($257.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,490 ($110.15) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
147.4 x 68.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.8 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Exclusive edition only)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 420 Adreno 430
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB -

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.32% 69.63% 73.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels
Flash LED Flash phase detection auto LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat6 300 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB -
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3220 mAh 2800 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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