Difference Between Samsung Galaxy Note and iPhone 4

Samsung has introduced the biggest ever smartphone called Galaxy Note. The Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android smart phone that was officially announced on September 2011, and the official release is expected soon. It features a 5.3″ WXGA (1280×800) display, which is HD super AMOLED, and powered by a super fast 1.4GHz dual core application processor. For network connectivity it has 4G LTE or HSPA+21Mbps. Apple’s iPhone 4, of course, does not require any introduction, it was officially announced and released in June 2010. The device is the latest released member of the famous iPhone lineage, and even after a year in the market, the popularity has not diminished. Following is a review on the similarities and differences on the two devices.

Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android smart phone by Samsung. The device was officially announced on September 2011 and the official release is expected soon. The device reportedly managed to steal the show at the IFA 2011.

The Samsung Galaxy Note stands tall at 5.78”. The device is larger than a normal smart phone, and smaller than other 7” and 10” tablets. The device is only 0.38” thick. Samsung Galaxy Note weighs 178 g. One of the most appealing features of the device, maybe well fitting screen size. Samsung Galaxy Note boasts a 5.3” Super HD AMOLED capacitive touch screen with WXGA (800 x 1280 pixels) resolution. The display is made scratch proof and strong by Gorilla glass and supports multi touch. In terms of sensors in the device, accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, proximity sensor for auto turn-off, barometer sensor, and gyroscope sensor are available. Samsung Galaxy Note stands out from other members of the Samsung Galaxy family with the inclusion of a Stylus. The stylus utilizes the digital S pen technology and provides an accurate hand writing experience on Samsung Galaxy Note.

Samsung Galaxy Note runs on a Dual-core 1.4GHz (ARM Cortex-A9) processor coupled with a Mali-400MP GPU. This configuration enables powerful graphics manipulation. The device is complete with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage. The storage capacity can be extended up to 32 GB using a micro SD card. A micro SD card worth 2 GB is available with the device. The device supports 4G LTE, HSPA+21Mbps, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Micro USB support and USB-on-the go support is also available with Samsung Galaxy Note.

In terms of music, Samsung Galaxy Note has stereo FM radio with RDS allowing users to listen to their favorite music stations on the go. A 3.5 mm audio jack is also available. An MP3/MP4 player and a built in speaker is also on board. Users will be able record quality audio and video with good quality sound with the active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone. The device is also complete with a HDMI out.

Samsung Galaxy Note comes with an 8 mega pixel rear facing camera with auto focus and LED flash. Features such as Geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection is also available to support the superior hardware. A front facing 2 mega pixel camera is also available with this high end smart phone. The rear facing camera is capable of recording video at 1080p. Samsung Galaxy Note comes with outstanding image editing and video editing applications by Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy Note runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Applications for Samsung Galaxy Note can be downloaded from Android market. The device has a good collection of custom applications pre loaded in the device. As mentioned before, video editing and photo editing applications will be a hit among users. NFC connectivity and NFC support is available optionally. NFC capability will enable the device to be used as a mode for electronic payments via E wallet applications. The document editor on board will allows serious work using this powerful device. Productivity applications such as organizer are also available. Other useful applications and features include YouTube client, Email, Push Email, Voice commands, predictive text input, Samsung ChatOn and Flash support.

While the available specifications are promising neither the hardware nor software is finalized as yet.

iPhone 4

Apple iPhone 4 was officially announced and released in June 2010. The device is the latest released member of the famous iPhone lineage. The phone is available in Black and White.

The device remains 4.5” tall and carries a more sophisticated look than the iPhone 3G and 3G s. Apple iPhone 4 is 0.36” thick and weighs 137g. The screen on iPhone 4 is a 3.5” LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touch screen with 640 x 960 pixels and nearly 330 PPI pixel density. Due to its high resolution and pixel density Apple markets the new display as “Retina Display”. If observed closely, one would notice that pixilation is nearly nonexistent on iPhone 4 in comparison to iPhone 3 and 3G s displays. At the time of the release, iPhone 4 was crowned as the best quality mobile display. The device also has a scratch-resistant oleo phobic surface for protection. In terms of sensors, iPhone 4 has an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, three-axis gyro sensor and a proximity sensor for auto turn-off. The device also has a scratch-resistant glass back panel.

Apple iPhone 4 runs on a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor (Apple A4 Chipset) coupled with PowerVR SGX535 GPU. It is this configuration, which enables the powerful graphics on this device. The device has 512 MB worth memory and available with 16 GB and 32 GB variants of internal storage. A micro SD card slot is not available and there for expanding storage on iPhone 4 is not an option. In terms of connectivity, the GSM model supports UMTS/ HSUPA/ HSDPA, and the CDMA model supports CDMA EV-DO Rev.A, and both have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The device is complete with USB support.

iPhone 4 is complete with Audio and video players, and was the first mobile phone released with a video editor on a mobile. iPhone 4 enables quality audio recording with active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone. The device also has an inbuilt speaker as well as 3.5 mm audio jack. The device is also complete with a TV out.

iPhone 4 comes with a 5 mega pixel rear facing camera with autofocus, LED flash, Touch focus, and geo-tagging. The camera is also capable of recording video at 720p with LED video lighting. A VGA camera is also available as the front facing camera to allow video conferencing. Though, the number of mega pixels in the rear facing camera is not the highest in the market, photos from iPhone 4 looks decent enough. These cameras are tightly coupled with “FaceTime”, video calling application provided by Apple.

Apple did not include NFC capability to iPhone 4 by the time of release. However, in Japan NFC was enabled on iPhone 4 via a sticker and by including a small NFC enabled card under the back cover of iPhone 4. These methods are not official, and don’t have the support of Apple. iPhone 4 runs on iOS 4 and comes pre loaded with Google maps, voice command, FaceTime, enhanced mail and etc. Applications for iPhone 4 can be downloaded from Apple App store.

Battery life is another department iPhone out performs its contemporaries. The device has a 300 hour standby time with up to a remarkable 14 hours talk time and up to 40 hours of music play.

An iPhone 4 can start from 199 $ and go up to 299 $.

What is the difference between Samsung Galaxy Note and iPhone 4?

Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android smart phone by Samsung, and Apple iPhone 4 is the latest released member of the famous iPhone lineage. Samsung Galaxy Note was officially announced on September 2011 and the official release is expected soon, and iPhone 4 was officially announced and released in June 2010. The Samsung Galaxy Note is 5.78” tall. The device is larger than a normal smart phone, and smaller than a tablet. iPhone 4 is 4.5” in height. Between the two devices Samsung Galaxy Note is the bigger device. In terms of thickness, Samsung Galaxy Note is 0.02” thicker than iPhone 4, which is only 0.36”. Samsung Galaxy Note weighs 178 g, while iPhone 4 is only 137g. iPhone 4 is smaller, thinner and even lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note. Samsung Galaxy Note boasts a 5.3” Super HD AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 800 x 1280 pixels resolution. The screen on iPhone 4 is a 3.5” LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touch screen with 640 x 960 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Note gives nearly 1.8” extra screen size and has a higher resolution. However, the PPI of iPhone 4 display is 326 against 286 in Galaxy Note, therefore, text may be more crisper in iPhone 4 than Galaxy Note. Users who need bigger screen will love Samsung Galaxy Note. The Super HD AMOLED screen will make the display look even more appealing. The display on Samsung Galaxy Note is made out of Gorilla glass and the iPhone 4 screen has a Scratch-resistant oleo phobic surface for protection. Gorilla glass not only provides scratch resistance but also a very strong display. Samsung Galaxy Note comes with a stylus with digital S pen technology. A stylus is not available with iPhone 4. Samsung Galaxy Note runs on a Dual-core 1.4GHz (ARM Cortex-A9) processor coupled with a Mali-400MP GPU. Apple iPhone 4 runs on a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor (Apple A4 Chipset) coupled with PowerVR SGX535 GPU. Among the devices Samsung Galaxy Note has more processing power. Samsung Galaxy Note is complete with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage, and iPhone 4 has 512 MB worth memory and available with 16 GB and 32 GB variants of internal storage. In Samsung Galaxy Note, storage capacity can be extended up to 32 GB using a micro SD card, but a memory card slot is not available in iPhone 4. USB support is available in both devices. Samsung Galaxy Note comes with an 8 mega pixel rear facing camera, and iPhone 4 has a 5 mega pixel rear facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Note will give images with super quality in comparison to the images from iPhone 4. Samsung Galaxy Note has a front facing 2 mega pixel camera, in equivalence iPhone 4 has a 0.3MP VGA camera. As far as camera quality is concerned Samsung Galaxy Note is ahead of iPhone 4. Video recording is also available in rear cameras of both devices. At 1080p video recording, Samsung Galaxy Note beats iPhone 4 in that department, as well. Samsung Galaxy Note runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Applications for Samsung Galaxy Note can be downloaded from Android market. iPhone 4 runs on iOS 4 , applications for iPhone 4 can be downloaded from Apple App store. Samsung Galaxy Note comes with optional NFC support, while iPhone 4 does not support officially. Note that pricing details, hardware and software configurations of Samsung Galaxy Note is not yet finalized.

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