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Samsung Galaxy Note II
US Cellular| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.1 |
| 2016-07-19 | 2012-09-19 |
| 5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 6.42 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and White | Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 332.00 | $ 259.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 15 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note II is just a bit better than Honor 8, getting a 71.9 score against 65.7. The Galaxy Note II body is noticeably older, heavier and incredibly thicker than the Honor 8. The Honor 8 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and way more pixels per inch of screen.
The Honor 8 features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Honor 8 has a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note II, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Note II features just a little bit longer battery performance than Honor 8, because it has a 3 percent more battery capacity. The Honor 8 features a greater camera than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video definition, the Honor 8 also has a back camera with lot more MP and better 60 fps video frame rates.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Note II is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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