Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note III vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced Expected Announcement - September 2013 November 2013 January 2014
Status Rumored - Q4 2013 Available - Q4 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
165.2 x 83.8 x 7.7 mm
(6.5 x 3.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 163 g (5.75 oz) 171.7 g / 172.4 g (6.03.0.25 oz / 6.07.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D5303
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5306
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5303
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 / Exynos 5420 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8928
GPU Adreno 330 - -
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.25 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 68.61% 71.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 1071 h (2G)
Up to 1046 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 17 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)