LG G Stylo (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Comparison and Differences

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LG G Stylo (CDMA)

LG G Stylo (CDMA)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung Galaxy Note 2

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LG G Stylo (CDMA) or Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG G Stylo (CDMA) Samsung Galaxy Note 2
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Release date 2015, May 2012, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.4 x 79.3 x 9.4 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 3.12 in 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm | 5.95 x 5.95 x 3.17 in
Weight 165.9 g | 5.85 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black Titanium Gray, Marble White, Amber Brown, Ruby Wine, Pink, Blue
Battery 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 890 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 35 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.2% 68.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 258 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, laser AF, f/2.4 -8 MP, AF, f/2.6
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.9 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 1.9 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 490
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1292 1519
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 863

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  
HSDPA 2100 (roaming, voice only)
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS770 (Boost Mobile) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS770 (Sprint)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - N7105
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - N7105
Speed HSPA (roaming, voice only), LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (operator dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.17 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (operator dependent) Stereo FM radio, RDS - N7100 m
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
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--Stylus

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Stylus
Versions
- Versions: LS770 (Boost Mobile, Sprint); H634 (Cricket);

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