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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-07-07 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a general score of 80.4, which is a bit better than Xperia XZ2's 79.1 general score. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is older than Xperia XZ2, it's construction is lighter and incredibly thinner. Sony Xperia XZ2 has a bit better looking display than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little lower display pixels density, they both have a same size screen.
The Xperia XZ2 has slightly more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ2 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Sony Xperia XZ2 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition. They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Xperia XZ2's battery lifetime is just as good as the battery lifetime in Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although the Xperia XZ2 has just 3180mAh battery capacity. Xperia XZ2 takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia XZ2 also counts with higher 60 frames per second video frame rates, a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
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