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Samsung Galaxy Note II
US Cellular| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.1 |
| 2016-08-09 | 2012-09-19 |
| 7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches | 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.73 ounces | 6.42 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue and White |
| $ 420.00 | $ 259.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 445 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 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 |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 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 |
| 12.42 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 15 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 the Honor Note 8, getting a overall score of 71.9 against 65.5. The Galaxy Note II is a way older and extremely thicker cellphone than the Honor Note 8, but Samsung could make it lighter anyway. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note II has an older 4.1 version and Honor Note 8 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Honor Note 8 has a slightly better screen than Galaxy Note II, because it has a way higher pixels count per screen inch, a lot higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a larger screen. The Honor Note 8 has a bit superior processor than Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Honor Note 8 shoots a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Honor Note 8 also has a back facing camera with a way better resolution. Honor Note 8 has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has 112 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Honor Note 8 features a much better battery duration than Galaxy Note II, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Note II is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a great choice.
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