Phone Comparison - Lenovo K3 Note vs Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Honor Note 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Honor
Announced March 2015 March 2015 August 2016
Status Available - March 2015 Available - April 2015 Coming Soon - August 2016
Price Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,100 ($346.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum White, Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm
(7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 219 g (7.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920P, G920R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V 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 - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955
GPU Mali-T760MP2 Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64/128 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.1 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (445 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.55% 70.76% 73.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels 13 MP
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) LED Flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama OIS, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2550 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 36 h (3G) Up to 23 h (3G) -