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Samsung Galaxy Golden
GT-I9230Samsung Galaxy Note II
US Cellular| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-09-19 |
| 4.65 x 2.34 x 0.62 inches | 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.42 ounces |
| Black and Gold | Blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 259.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Krait 200 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1820mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 11 hours talk time | 15 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note II is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Golden, with a 71.9 score against 65.5. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note II has the older 4.1 version and Samsung Galaxy Golden has Android 4.2 version. Samsung Galaxy Note II is a noticeably thinner but just a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy Golden.
The Galaxy Note II has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Golden, because it has a larger number of cores , a much better 1.06 GHz GPU and a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy Note II features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Golden, because it has a much higher resolution of 1280 x 720, a little bit better display pixels density and a lot bigger display.
The Galaxy Golden counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II. They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a 8 mega pixels back camera and the same 30 fps video frame rates. The Samsung Galaxy Golden and the Galaxy Note II count with similar storage to store more apps and games, both of them have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 64 GB and the same 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Note II counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Golden, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity instead of 1820mAh.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy Note II is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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