Samsung Galaxy Note Edge vs HTC Touch HD Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge or HTC Touch HD Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note Edge | HTC Touch HD | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2014, September | 2008, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 3.24 in | 115 x 62.8 x 12 mm | 4.53 x 4.53 x 2.47 in | |
| Weight | 174 g | 6.14 oz | 146 g | 5.15 oz | |
| Body Build | Aluminum frame, plastic back | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White | Black | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | 1350 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h |
Stand by time - Up to 450 h Talking time - Up to 6 h 30 min |
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| Approximate price | 300 EUR | 290 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | TFT | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | resistive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 65K | |
| Screen size | 5.6" in | 3.8" in | |
| Screen area | 96.2 cm2 | 41.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:10 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 77.2% | 56.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1600 x 2560 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 524 PPI | 246 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Other specs | - Curved edge screen | - TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | -5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | ||
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, dual-video rec. | CIF@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 3.7 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 3.7 MP, f/1.9 | VGA videocall camera | |
| Video | 1440p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) | Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM7201A | |
| CPU | - Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 | - 528 MHz ARM 11 | |
| GPU | Adreno 420 | Adreno 130 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | |
| Internal memory | 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 148 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 318 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 964 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 2456 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2872 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Micro-SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - SM-N915G LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-N915FY LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700), 20(800) - SM-N915A LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700) - SM-N915T |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | miniUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | 2.0, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head) 0.33 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.72 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, UV, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port | - Accelerometer, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures --Stylus - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) |
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -MS Office Mobile document editor -Organizer -YouTube client -Voice memo -Predictive text input |
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| Versions |
- Versions: N915FY (Europe), N915A (AT&T), N915T (T-Mobile), N915K/N915L/N915S (Korea), N915G (Singapore, Australia, Spain), N915D (Japan) |
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