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Samsung Galaxy Note II
T-MobileSGH-T889
| Global Score | |
| 68 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.1 |
| 2014-02-12 | 2012-09-19 |
| 5.39 x 2.79 x 0.39 inches | 5.94 x 3.16 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.2 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2420mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 432 hours standby time 16.4 hours talk time | 288 hours standby time 15 hours talk time |
| 4.4 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note II is slightly better than the Lumia Icon, with a 71.9 score against 68. Galaxy Note II is an older and just a little bit heavier device than the Lumia Icon, but Samsung made it a little bit thinner anyway. Galaxy Note II comes with Android 4.1 OS, while Lumia Icon comes with Windows Phone 8 OS.
Nokia Lumia Icon counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a much better pixels number per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy Note II counts with a CPU that is just as good as the Lumia Icon one, and although the Samsung Galaxy Note II has a better graphics processor, they both have 2 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Lumia Icon has a very superior camera than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Lumia Icon also has a camera in the back with a much higher resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note II counts with a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia Icon, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
The Galaxy Note II counts with superior battery life than Lumia Icon, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Note II is also cheaper than the Nokia Lumia Icon.
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