Samsung Galaxy Note vs. Apple iPhone 4S in the Philippines, Soon! Specs Fight, Up!

If the iPhone 4S Smart Postpaid year-end launch information fed to us yesterday by our insider were to be believed, then the much-awaited Samsung Galaxy Note vs. Apple iPhone 4S Face-off in the Philippines could very well happen and culminate this December!






Now that's going to be a true flagship battle, a clash of the Titans!

While we're all waiting for Smart Communications to make its official announcement on Apple iPhone 4S (or for Globe Telecom to pull off a shocker, perhaps), don't you think we should use the time to pit the two phones against each other in an early specs fight?

TP Specs Comparison Table: Samsung Galaxy Note vs. iPhone 4S
Detail/Feature	Samsung Galaxy Note	Apple iPhone 4S
Availability and Price in Philippines	Out by Mid-November 2011 Price upon release -- Php 35,990	Yet to be released (TBA)
Dimensions/ Weight	146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm 178 g	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm 140 g
Screen/ Features	5.3 inches, 800 x 1280 pixels Super AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors - Scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass - Stylus support - S Pen - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off	3.5 inches, 640 x 960 pixels LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors - Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Operating System	Android 2.3 Gingerbread	iOS 5
CPU	1.4GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset	1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Apple A5 chipset
Internal storage	16/32 GB storage options	16/32/64 GB storage options
Wifi	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
3G	Yes, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	Yes, HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
MicroSD Card Slot	Yes, supports up to 32GB	No
Camera	8 MegaPixels, 3264x2448 pixels, with autofocus and LED flash - Touch focus, geo-tagging Video capture: Yes, Full HD 1080p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Secondary camera: Yes, for video calling	8 MegaPixels, 3264x2448 pixels, with autofocus and LED flash - Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection Video capture: Yes, Full HD 1080p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Secondary camera: Yes, for video calling
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes
3-axis Gyroscope	Yes	Yes
Digital Compass	Yes	Yes
GPRS/EDGE	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, Bluetooth v3.0+HS	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Built-in MicroUSB Port	Yes, v2.0 MHL	No
Audio Jack	Yes, 3.5mm	Yes, 3.5mm
HDMI Port	No	No
Stereo FM Radio	Yes	No
Games and Apps	Yes, via Android Market	Yes, via AppStore
Java	Yes	No
Browser - Flash support	Yes	No
Battery Type	Li-Ion 2500mAh	Li-Po 1420mAh

Strictly in terms of technical specifications, it appears Samsung Galaxy Note pretty much runs circles around iPhone 4S; Processor, camera, screen size, display quality, number of ports... name it. Specs-wise, it's perhaps safe to say that iPhone 4S has got nothing on Samsung Galaxy Note.

Now, as for the design, operating system and overall ecosystem, those departments call for separate entries requiring lots of photos and videos and even a whole separate discussion board or a live debate altogether. Let's not go there -- in the meantime, at least.