Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Lenovo S920 vs Lenovo S930

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced September 2011 March 2013 December 2013
Status Released - October 2011 Available - May 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, White White, Blue Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
154 x 77.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.06 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
170 x 86.5 x 8.7 mm
(6.69 x 3.41 x 0.34 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - -
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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.3 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 64.76% 67.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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 Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2250 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (3G)