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Huawei Ascend Mate7
16 GBMT7-CL00
Samsung Galaxy Note II
US Cellular| Global Score | |
| 68.3 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.1 |
| 2014-09-04 | 2012-09-19 |
| 6.18 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.42 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 295.00 | $ 259.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 925 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1800 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 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 | -- |
| 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 15 hours talk time |
| 6 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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
The Galaxy Note II is just a bit better than the Huawei Ascend Mate7, getting a 71.9 score against 68.3. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note II has the older 4.1 version and Huawei Ascend Mate7 has Android 4.4. Although Galaxy Note II is older and thicker than the Huawei Ascend Mate7, it's body is still a bit lighter.
The Galaxy Note II counts with just a bit better performance than Huawei Ascend Mate7, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy Note II also counts with a graphics processing unit. Huawei Ascend Mate7 has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Note II, because it has a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution, a little bit bigger display and a better pixel density.
The Huawei Ascend Mate7 has a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage, the Huawei Ascend Mate7 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Huawei Ascend Mate7 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Ascend Mate7 also has a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
Huawei Ascend Mate7 has superior battery performance than Galaxy Note II, because it has 4100mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Huawei Ascend Mate7.
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