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Samsung Galaxy Note II
16 GBN7100
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 6 Plus has a global score of 75.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note II's overall score of 71.9. The iPhone 6 Plus body is notably newer, just a little bit lighter and thinner than Galaxy Note II. IPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2 OS. Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, an inferior number of slower cores and a worse GPU working at 450 MHz, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPhone 6 Plus has a brighter display than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have a display of the same size, the iPhone 6 Plus also has a way higher 1920 x 1080px resolution and a much greater amount of pixels per inch in the display. IPhone 6 Plus has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the iPhone 6 Plus also has better 60 fps video frame rates.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note II also has an external SD slot that allows up to 64 GB. Galaxy Note II counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity instead of 2915mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, iPhone 6 Plus is also a lot cheaper.
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