Samsung Galaxy Note vs HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE

Samsung's Galaxy Note has turned out to be an amazing gadget. Its S Pen appears to be an interesting device, which allows users to jot down notes, draw sketches and surf the internet easily. It flaunts a gigantic 5.3in screen which allows users to do more and view more, with less need to scroll as well as screen transitions.

On the other hand, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE is Verizon's latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone. It is the third member of the HTC Droid family which includes built-in Beats audio.

Check out how the smartphones stack up:

Display

The Galaxy Note comes with a 5.3in HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It includes Corning Gorilla Glass which defends the screen from damage. It comes with a TouchWiz 4.0 User Interface (UI) which features visual improvements and gestures functionality like panning, turnover, double tap and tilt.

In comparison, the Droid Incredible 4G LTE touts an S-LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. The 4.0in screen comprises HTC Sense UI and Corning Gorilla Glass as well.

Processor

The Galaxy Note is powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core processor and an Exynos chipset. It includes Mali 400MP GPU which offers complete acceleration, reduces memory bandwidth overhead and lowers power usage.

In contrast, the Droid Incredible 4G LTE is powered by a 1.2GHz Krait dual-core CPU and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset.

Camera

Both smartphones boast an eight megapixel rear-facing camera which features geo-tagging, auto-focus, LED flash and face and smile detection. The smartphones offer support to record video of 1080p.

The Samsung smartphone includes a front-facing camera of two megapixels, while the HTC smartphone comes with a 1.3 megapixel secondary camera.

Operating System

The Samsung smartphone runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. The Korean giant has started rolling out Android 4.0 upgrade for Galaxy Note owners.

The Droid Incredible 4G LTE runs on Android 4.0 ICS.

Storage

The Samsung smartphone includes internal storage options of 16/32GB and 1GB RAM.

The HTC smartphone comes with an 8GB of internal storage.

Both smartphones include a microSD card slot which is expandable up to 32GB.

Battery

The Galaxy Note packs a Li-Ion 2500mAh standard battery which allows for standby time of up to 960 hours on 2G and 820 hours on 3G networks. It offers talk time of up to 26 hours 10 minutes on 2G and 13 hours 30 minutes on 3G networks.

In contrast, the Droid Incredible 4G LTE has Li-Ion 1700mAh standard battery.