Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs Nokia Lumia Icon vs HTC Desire 700 dual sim

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia HTC
Announced August 2012 February 2014 November 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - February 2014 Available - January 2014
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
145.5 x 72 x 10.3 mm
(5.73 x 2.83 x 0.41 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - SIM 1
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black Android OS
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 70.72% 65.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 20 MP 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Carl Zeiss optics, 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, Video Light, Stereo Sound Rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2420 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 432 h Up to 582 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)