Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs HTC droid DNA - Pros & Cons


HTC's recent entry - HTC droid DNA is ready to compete against the Samsung Galaxy note 2. Droid DNA emerges as another competitor in 5 inch display war. Samsung Galaxy Note2 his successor of Note1. let's see how droid DNA stands against the legendary Galaxy note 2.

Compare Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs HTC droid DNA - Pros & Cons

We will be comparing both the phones on the various aspects such as display, design, CPU chipset, camera, camera features, internal & expandable memory and battery life.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 has a display of 5.5 inch. The DROID DNA's screen is of smaller size – 5 inch.The HTC DROID DNA's screen has slightly more sharpness than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2’s screen. It is 441 ppi & has display resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. On the other side, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 s sharpness is around 267 ppi with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.Both the smart phones have display screen protected by the corning Gorilla glass.

Design

Galaxy Note 2 has a thickness of 9.4(5.95 mm & has footprint dimensions of 151.1x80.5mm. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is slightly heavier than the HTC DROID DNA. The Galaxy Note 2  weighs 183 gms while the DROID DNA's weight is just 138 gms.Both the cellphones have 3.5 Audio jack to connect headphones. Both Gadgets even support multi-touch functionality.

Processor & Os

Both phones- Samsung Galaxy Note 2 & DROID DNA identical Quad-core processor which is the fastest & efficient processor.Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100's processor comes with a Exynos 4412 Quad chipset & HTC DROID DNA processor comes with a Qualcomm MDM615m/APQ8064 chipset. Samsung Galaxy Note 2  has the Android OS with version v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). Its competitor,HTC DROID DNA has the Android OS with version v4.1 (Jelly Bean). This Operating System is up-gradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean).

Memory

The Galaxy Note 2 houses 16/32/64 GB storage internal space and 2 GB RAM.The HTC DROID DNA equipped with 2 GB RAM & contains 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage.Samsung Galaxy Note 2's memory is expandable up to 64 GB using microSD and one of the disadvantages of the DROID DNA is, there is no provision to add microSD card.

Camera

Both the smart phones have 8 mega pixel camera as a primary camera.Both the smart phones have auto focus as well as LED flash which comes handy when you need to take pictures in low light. Samsung Galaxy note 2 comes with 1.9 megapixel of secondary camera where as droid DNA has 2.1 megapixel of secondary shooter.

Both the phones have secondary camera which is great advantage for tho who love to make video calls & use skype.Both the Phones are capable of shooting great videos at 1080p@30fps(frames per second) & 1080p@30fps respectively.

Battery

Note 2 has a marathon battery life. Samsung Galaxy Note 2's battery life is much better than HTC DROID DNA's battery life. It is preloaded with a battery of 3100 mAh standard capacity on the other hand, HTC DROID DNA is equipped with standard battery of 2020 mAh capacity.Samsung Galaxy Note 2 lasts for maximum 980 hours when 2G is used & lasts for 890 hours when 3G Internet accessed.

Pros & Cons 

Galaxy Note 2
+ Note 2 has a bigger & better screen 
+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
+ 16/32/64 GB internal memory


DNA Droid
+ Better resolution [1080 x 1920 ] resolution
+ Better Secondary Camera

- Poor Battery life
- No MicroSD card Slot



HTC's recent entry - HTC droid DNA is ready to compete against the Samsung Galaxy note 2. Droid DNA emerges as another competitor in 5 inch display war. Samsung Galaxy Note2 his successor of Note1. let's see how droid DNA stands against the legendary Galaxy note 2.

Compare Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs HTC droid DNA - Pros & Cons

We will be comparing both the phones on the various aspects such as display, design, CPU chipset, camera, camera features, internal & expandable memory and battery life.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 has a display of 5.5 inch. The DROID DNA's screen is of smaller size – 5 inch.The HTC DROID DNA's screen has slightly more sharpness than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2’s screen. It is 441 ppi & has display resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. On the other side, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 s sharpness is around 267 ppi with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.Both the smart phones have display screen protected by the corning Gorilla glass.

Design

Galaxy Note 2 has a thickness of 9.4(5.95 mm & has footprint dimensions of 151.1x80.5mm. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is slightly heavier than the HTC DROID DNA. The Galaxy Note 2  weighs 183 gms while the DROID DNA's weight is just 138 gms.Both the cellphones have 3.5 Audio jack to connect headphones. Both Gadgets even support multi-touch functionality.

Processor & Os

Both phones- Samsung Galaxy Note 2 & DROID DNA identical Quad-core processor which is the fastest & efficient processor.Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100's processor comes with a Exynos 4412 Quad chipset & HTC DROID DNA processor comes with a Qualcomm MDM615m/APQ8064 chipset. Samsung Galaxy Note 2  has the Android OS with version v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). Its competitor,HTC DROID DNA has the Android OS with version v4.1 (Jelly Bean). This Operating System is up-gradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean).

Memory

The Galaxy Note 2 houses 16/32/64 GB storage internal space and 2 GB RAM.The HTC DROID DNA equipped with 2 GB RAM & contains 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage.Samsung Galaxy Note 2's memory is expandable up to 64 GB using microSD and one of the disadvantages of the DROID DNA is, there is no provision to add microSD card.

Camera

Both the smart phones have 8 mega pixel camera as a primary camera.Both the smart phones have auto focus as well as LED flash which comes handy when you need to take pictures in low light. Samsung Galaxy note 2 comes with 1.9 megapixel of secondary camera where as droid DNA has 2.1 megapixel of secondary shooter.

Both the phones have secondary camera which is great advantage for tho who love to make video calls & use skype.Both the Phones are capable of shooting great videos at 1080p@30fps(frames per second) & 1080p@30fps respectively.

Battery

Note 2 has a marathon battery life. Samsung Galaxy Note 2's battery life is much better than HTC DROID DNA's battery life. It is preloaded with a battery of 3100 mAh standard capacity on the other hand, HTC DROID DNA is equipped with standard battery of 2020 mAh capacity.Samsung Galaxy Note 2 lasts for maximum 980 hours when 2G is used & lasts for 890 hours when 3G Internet accessed.

Pros & Cons 

Galaxy Note 2
+ Note 2 has a bigger & better screen 
+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
+ 16/32/64 GB internal memory


DNA Droid
+ Better resolution [1080 x 1920 ] resolution
+ Better Secondary Camera

- Poor Battery life
- No MicroSD card Slot


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