Samsung Galaxy Note LTE vs HTC One X: Android Smartphones Showdown

The Samsung Galaxy Note LTE: the name says everything. The smartphone comes with LTE connectivity to offer faster speed. The Galaxy Note LTE released in January comes with a massive screen which allows users to view more with less scroll and screen transitions. It features an S Pen stylus which provides a full touch screen to create a multi-input experience to users.

On the other hand, the HTC One X is the first quad-core Android smartphone to sport Beats audio with realistic sound experience. Probably, the company has taken the plunge in offering the best camera features and the sound quality in its latest range of smartphones.

Check out how the smartphones stack up:

Display

The HTC One X touts a Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The 4.7in screen includes a Corning Gorilla Glass and HTC Sense User Interface (UI).

In comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note LTE comes with a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. It has a 5.3in screen which incorporates TouchWiz UI.

Both smartphones add support to multi-touch functionality.

Processor

The One X is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset. It contains ULP GeForce GPU which offers unprecedented 3D game playability to users.

In contrast, the Galaxy Note LTE is powered by a 1.5GHz Scorpion dual-core CPU and Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon chipset. It includes Adreno 220 GPU which features improved level of 3D graphics.

Camera

The HTC and Samsung smartphone boast an eight megapixel rear-facing camera which features auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging and face and smile detection. The smartphones include video recording capability of 1080p.

The One X has a front-facing camera of 1.3 megapixels.

The Samsung smartphone comes with a two megapixel secondary camera.

Operating System

The One X runs on the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.

The Galaxy Note LTE runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform. According to reports in IBTimes UK, the Korean giant has rolled out the Android 4.0 ICS update for Galaxy Note.

Storage

The One X includes internal storage of 32GB and 1GB RAM. It lacks a microSD card.

The Galaxy Note LTE packs onboard storage of 16GB and 1GB RAM. It has a microSD card with an additional memory of 32GB.

Connectivity

Both smartphones feature Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot.

The One X adds support to Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP technology.

The Galaxy Note LTE features Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and EDR wireless technology.

Battery

The One X consists of a Li-Po 1800mAh standard battery.

In comparison, the Galaxy Note LTE packs Li-Ion 2500mAh standard battery which allows for stand by time of up to 252 hours and talk time of up to 10 hours.