Phone Comparison - HTC DROID DNA vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3

HTC DROID DNA
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced November 2012 September 2013
Status Released - November 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141 x 70.5 x 9.7 mm
(5.55 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM615m/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.20% 74.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2020 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 40 min Up to 21 h (3G)