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Samsung Galaxy Note II
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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.1 |
| -- | 2012-09-19 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches | 5.94 x 3.16 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.34 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 20.3 hours talk time | 288 hours standby time 15 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note II is slightly better than the HTC One M8s, getting a 71.9 score against 66.5. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Note II has 4.1 version and HTC One M8s has Android 5.0. Galaxy Note II is a just a little bit thinner but somewhat heavier phone than HTC One M8s.
HTC One M8s counts with a better screen than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixels quantity per display inch and a way higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. The HTC One M8s counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the HTC One M8s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note II features a superior hardware performance than HTC One M8s, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Samsung Galaxy Note II also has a graphics processor and a larger number of cores. The HTC One M8s shoots slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the HTC One M8s also has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II counts with just a bit longer battery performance than HTC One M8s, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy Note II is also the cheapest one.
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