Nokia Lumia 900 vs Samsung Galaxy Note LTE
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There’s no arguing that these two prestigious handsets can replace your old point and shoot camera, but as we compare the results, the Galaxy Note LTE minutely comes away as the better of the two. To tell you the truth, their qualities look very similar to one another, but Samsung’s beauty is able to capture our attention because it handles low lighting conditions better. Specifically, the images captured by Nokia Lumia 900 in low lighting displays more evidence of noise, which isn’t something as prevalent on the Galaxy Note.
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Well folks, there’s no arguing this one, but the Zune experience found with the Nokia Lumia 900 is light years better than the conventional looking music player in use with the Samsung Galaxy Note LTE. Aided by its snazzy looking Metro UI, the Zune experience is undoubtedly an engaging one. As for audio quality with their respective speakers, Sammy’s bundle of joy seems to be stronger with its output – albeit, it isn’t by much.
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Obviously, bigger is better when it comes down to watching videos on a smartphone. Keeping with that mentality, the Samsung Galaxy Note LTE is the absolute choice thanks to its larger display and iridescent looks. Well, both are actually able to flawlessly play our test video that’s encoded in DivX 1920 x 1080 resolution, but there’s no overlooking the wow factor that’s evident with Sammy’s behemoth.
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Watching videos on the Nokia Lumia 900 |
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16 Comments
1. Jdub0323 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 20:57 5 5
Just a small thing, but I felt like the comparison on the cameras wasn't fair. If you know nothing about cameras the numbers on the Note would look better, but it's not about the megapixels as most know now. It's the lens quality. The Lumia features a Carl Zeiss lens which will most definitely be better quality, plus an aperture of 2.2 for great low light shots and action shots. Yes, probably something small but I felt that should be pointed out.
2. Jdub0323 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 21:05 2 0
The screen resolution definitely doesn't show the quality as well as the Samsung though. They definitely make one of the best displays
13. -box- posted on 04 Apr 2012, 09:17 2 0
I'm starting to wonder if PhoneArena's 900 is defective. I'm reading other sites where its camera is highly regarded (excepting the lack of 1080p video recording), and the only complaints are about the screen, with resolution and typical discussions regarding AMOLED versus other technologies.
http://gizmodo.com/5898783/nokia-lumia-900-review-this-might-save-windows-phone http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/03/nokia-lumia-900-review/
14. PAPINYC (limited) 3 days ago posted on 04 Apr 2012, 09:35 0 3
Too bad that Carl Zeiss lens will go to waste on the Lumia; would be nice on a real phone.
19. remixfa posted on 09 Apr 2012, 08:30 0 0
thats true.
but look at the pictures. look at the flower bed and the single weed by itself. there is very clearly more detail in the samsung's photos than the nokias.
The samsung's is a bit more saturated too, if your into that.
3. Armaniii007 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 21:14 5 0
Dear Phonearena,
I'm one of your avid readers and recently I came upon a fact that your comparison reviews just don't make sense. Like these phones, they have nothing in common, so why would you compare the two products that don't share anything with each other?
4. theBankRobber posted on 03 Apr 2012, 21:48 5 0
Because if they didn't, people would just bug them for one. Lol. :)
15. alx33 posted on 04 Apr 2012, 11:40 3 0
You're right. Of anything I'd love to see the lumia 900 compared to the Samsung focus s. :)
7. CX3NT3_713 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 22:22 4 6
Haha the galaxy note took that, by a landslide,, not because i own it.. But yea its tha best phone thus far... Barnone
9. droiddomination posted on 03 Apr 2012, 23:01 7 0
i agree the note is the best phone bar none right now. however, i cannot place it in the phone category so much as a tablet. it is just not practical as a guys phone to put in his pocket and go. not a one hander for sure. i have big hands and that thing is just huge, (thats what she said). sorry, steve carrol fan. so anyways, the nokia is the winner here if you are looking at the phone side of the use of the note. sorry guys. just my two cents.
12. samystic posted on 04 Apr 2012, 00:56 8 3
"When it comes down to walking the walk, the Nokia Lumia 900 delivers the peppier responses throughout all of its operations. Well, it’s not to say the Galaxy Note LTE is slow, but it doesn’t have the same level of fluidity and tight movements that’s consistent with the Windows Phone powered device." - what Phone Arena means is that Windows does not NEED high end hardware, whereas Android does
samystic
16. 0o0blackstar0o0 posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:30 0 1
Wow Suprized Galaxy not could keep up with Nokia's camera if not better Nokia are known for good camera's\
17. 99n100 posted on 06 Apr 2012, 08:43 1 0
knowing that Window phone is not competitive and will not be selling well (at least for the next few years). Phone maker will not want to spend their time and $ which they think is hard to justify their ROI?? therefore, let Nokia be the "Guinea-pig" to market WP's OS.
18. nlmmln posted on 09 Apr 2012, 08:09 0 1
Not really a fair comparison, everyone knows that WP is a better OS than droid. Even with brttwr hardware the Note is slower. Its big screen is an advantage for resolution but is a disdvantage for portability. Same with the battery life. Nice try Samsung but you should've but more effort into your wp's...time to get with the times and a better platform.
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