Samsung Galaxy Note II N7108D

Samsung, the world's largest smartphone vendor, was among the first to tap into China Mobile's 4G phone battlefield. Samsung sold the TD-LTE version of its popular large-screen gadget Galaxy Note II, also known as the N7108D and undoubtedly the nearest rival to Apple's iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C customized for China Mobile.

The phone, running on the 1.9-gigahertz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU, packs a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 by 720 pixels.

Powered by Google's latest Jelly Bean operating system, the China Mobile phone also features an 8-megapixel rear camera and a front-facing camera of 1.9 megapixels. The S Pen that enables handwriting has also been characterized as a trump card. The gadget retails for about $700 on the market.