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Samsung Galaxy Note II
T-MobileSGH-T889
| Global Score | |
| 48.4 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 2.2 | Android 4.1 |
| 2011-01-04 | 2012-09-19 |
| 4.62 x 2.37 x 0.62 inches | 5.94 x 3.16 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.90 ounces | 6.34 ounces |
| -- | Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 215.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 259 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 7.29 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 146 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 288 hours standby time 15 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note II is much better than HTC EVO Shift 4G, with a 71.9 score against 48.4. Although the Galaxy Note II is just a bit heavier than HTC EVO Shift 4G, it's extremely thinner and newer. Both devices in our current comparison have Android operating system, but Galaxy Note II has newer 4.1 version while HTC EVO Shift 4G has Android 2.2 version, so it provides the user some additional features and performance tweaks.
The Galaxy Note II features a slightly better screen than HTC EVO Shift 4G, because it has a much bigger display, a quite better display density and a lot higher resolution of 1280 x 720. Galaxy Note II features a much better processing power than HTC EVO Shift 4G, because it has a much better 1064 megahertz graphics co-processor, 1,5 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II features a much better camera than HTC EVO Shift 4G, because it has a lot more MP camera and a way better (Full HD) video quality. The Galaxy Note II has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than HTC EVO Shift 4G, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 64 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II has a very superior battery life than HTC EVO Shift 4G, because it has a 107% greater battery capacity.
The Galaxy Note II and the HTC EVO Shift 4G cost exactly the same.
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