The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with an extremely powerful processor, while the USP of the Karbonn Titanium S9 would be it’s price which is considerably lesser than what the Note II costs.
Display And Processor
Both these devices feature the exact same screen size of 5.5 inches. What is also identical is the display resolution of these panels, which is 1280×720 pixels for both. The displays on both these phablets are capable of displaying 16M colours, so it makes the competition very tough. The pixel density comes out to be about 267ppi, which is not the best in the industry at the moment, but keeping in mind the devices are not small screen phones, but large screen phablets, we think that 267ppi should suffice for many. The display technology is what takes these devices apart. Samsung has used the popular Super AMOLED technology on the panel of the Note II while Karbonn has gone with the IPS-LCD technology which has it’s own benefits. Speaking of the processor, the Note II packs the very powerful Exynos 4412 chipset which has 4 1.6 GHz cores. On the other hand, the Titanium S9 comes with the Mediatek MT6589 which we see in almost all budget quad core phones. The Exynos 4412 is the more powerful processor of the 2, and given the amount of RAM (Note II – 2GB, Titanium S0 – 1GB), you can expect the Note II to be the better one in terms of processing power by quite a margin.
Camera And Memory
Karbonn seemed to be determined in winning this category of the comparison. Why do we say this? Because the Titanium S9 packs a combination of a 13MP rear and a 5MP front camera, which beats the combo of 8MP rear plus 1.9MP front on the Note II by quite a margin. This is probably the best phone from an Indian manufacturer in terms of imaging, and shutterbugs and bound to have a soft spot for the phone. The Note II comes in 3 variants – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, while the Titanium S9 comes only in 1 single 16GB variant. This might come as respite for many a buyer, because most domestic manufacturers tend to cut costs and include only 4GB or 8GB of storage. Both phones have expandable storage, so there won’t be any problem with either and one can’t be chosen over the other in terms of storage.
Battery And Features
The Note II revolutionized how smartphone makers looked at the battery aspect; the phablet came with a 3100mAh battery which was much above average. Many other manufacturers have taken cue from this move of theirs. Karbonn’s Titanium S9, on the other hand, comes with a 2600mAh battery which is considerably less potent than the one we see on the Note II. Given Samsung’s optimizations on the firmware, which are bound to be more efficient than Karbonn’s, the Note II is the pretty obvious winner when it comes to battery life. As an added feature, the Note II sports a stylus which comes in very handy at times. This stylus is made by Samsung themselves and does not work with other Android phones.
Key Specs
Conclusion
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is a tried and tested phablet; it’s been in the market for over a year now. On the other hand, the Karbonn Titanium S9 is an Indian manufacturer’s attempt to get hold of the phablet market, and also features top of the line imaging hardware. The Note II, although quite a bit pricier than the Titanium S9, is definitely the better choice if your budget is not a constraint. The fact that the Note II comes with 2GB of RAM reassures this belief, and should make choice pretty simple, unless you are a photography buff.
title: “Karbonn Titanium S9 Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Comparison Review” ShowToc: true date: “2023-03-23” author: “Casandra Delacruz”
VS So from the given specifications both the devices seems to be similar, but now we will have the detailed comparison review to examine all the features and specifications of both these devices. And will help you to decide the best among both if you are thinking to buy any of them.
Display and Processor
The Karbonn Titanium S9 sports a larger 5.5 inch HD IPS display, which is good and larger screen means more workspace for the users. It has the screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels which means that there will be a crystal clear display quality for the customers. Also the HD screen lets the users to enjoy the HD games and movies on there device. On the Galaxy Note 2 side it comes with the same 5.5 inch display size but with Super AMOLED HD display which is included in most of the Samsung’s high end devices and guarantees the customers a clear and sharp display quality. It has the screen resolution of about 1280 x 720 pixels, though both of this have the same screen resolution but the display quality of the Samsung Note 2 is better as it comes with the Super AMOLED display. So it is clear that Galaxy Note 2 has the better display among both. When it comes to the processor both the device are powered by the Quad Core processors but there are differences among there manufacturers. Titanium S9 is powered by 1.2 GHz MT6589 Cortex A7 based Quad Core processor, which is again supported by PowerVR SGX 544 GPU for better graphical presentation to the users. Whereas the Galaxy Note 2 is powered with the popular 1.6 GHz Exynos 4412 Quad Cortex-A9 based Quad Core processor, which is very powerful CPU and is also famous among most of the International brands. For graphical support it comes with Mali-400MP GPU, and gives very good output quality even for the most extensive graphics based games. On the RAM side there is huge difference, as Titanium S9 packs a 1 GB of RAM the Galaxy Note comes with the 2 GB of RAM. From this it is clear that the Note 2 will have good speed even for the larger applications and the multitasking and the device will not slowdown. From the processor and RAM capacity it is pretty clear that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a better edge over the Titanium S9 because it has the greater RAM capacity and larger Processor which is again supported by the good GPU.
Camera and Memory
Camera segment is an important entity in this overall comparison. The Karbonn Titanium S9 packs the dual camera feature for the customers and comes with the 13.0 MP autofocus primary camera at the rear with LED flash and that seems to be an impressive one, it also has the 5.0 MP secondary camera at the front. The camera section of the Titanium S9 seems to be very good as most of the devices in this segment features a lower MP camera. Galaxy Note 2 also offers the dual camera options and packs a 8.0 MP autofocus primary camera with LED flash, and a 1.9 MP secondary camera at the rear. From this it is obvious that the camera section of the Karbonn Titanium S9 is far better than the Note 2, and clearly leads in this segment. On the memory side both the devices comes with better internal storage memory as they fall in the phablet category and are meant to contain lots of data like the movies, games and other larger data items. Karbonn Titanium S9 packs within 16 GB of onboard memory which is not included in most of the devices and lets the users to store greater data that can further be expanded upto 32 GB via Micro SD card. On the other hand Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with the options of 16/32/64 GB of internal storage, though most common option is of 16 GB onboard storage and can be expanded upto 64 GB via Micro SD card. Though the two devices have the same internal storage capacity there is difference in the external storage capacity, therefore Galaxy Note 2 has an edge over the Titanium S9 with larger external storage capacity.
Battery and Features
Battery of both these devices should be a better one to support it nicely as they comes with the larger screen and greater hardware specifications. Titanium S9 is powered by the 2600 mAh which seems to be good one and can easily support the device for a full day. Even if you are heavy user it can give you good backup after a single charge. On the other hand Galaxy Note 2 has the battery of 3100 mAh and can easily provide backup of day or more. Even with continuous HD game playing, watching movies and surfing the web operations it can give very good backup. Among both these it is clear that Galaxy Note 2 has very good battery as compared to the Titanium S9. When it comes to the features, Karbonn Titanium S9 packs various features, for connectivity it comes with the 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. Also it offers the Dual SIM option to the users so that you can use both the SIM at the same time. Whereas the Galaxy Note 2 also has the almost same connectivity features such as the 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and USB 2.0 support. It is clear that the Galaxy Note has the additional connectivity options like the NFC and other. Titanium S9 runs on the Android v4.2 Jelly Bean operating system which also adds newer functionalities to it. On the other side Galaxy Note 2 runs on the Android v 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system that can be upgraded to Android v4.2 and therefore both the devices comes with the almost same OS. And again Note 2 has better features among both.
Key Specifications
Conclusion
After the comparison of both the devices we can state that the Galaxy Note 2 have various hardware specifications and features that are better than the Karbonn Titanium S9. Note 2 has powerful Processor, greater RAM capacity, super AMOLED display and various other features. Though the Karbonn Titanium S9 have an edge over the camera segment as it comes with the 13MP of primary camera and the 5 MP of secondary camera at front and is better than the Galaxy Note 2. Though there is huge difference when it comes to the pricing and this is where the users can opt for Titanium S9 over the Galaxy Note 2, the difference among both the devices is almost 7K and that is huge difference. Titanium S9 is launched at the price tag of Rs.19,990. Whereas the Samsung Galaxy Note is priced at Rs. 27,500. So finally we can state that if you have a limited than you can go for Karbonn Titanium S9, otherwise Galaxy Note 2 is better choice but at a higher price tag.
