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Samsung Galaxy Note II
16 GBN7100
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-08-29 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3a XL is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, with a general score of 78.9 against 71.9. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Google Pixel 3a XL has an older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2 version. The Google Pixel 3a XL design is a lot newer, thinner and just a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note II.
The Galaxy Note II counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Google Pixel 3a XL has a display that's very similar to Galaxy Note II's screen, although the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a much higher pixel density, a quite larger screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
Google Pixel 3a XL takes greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a camera with a much better 12.2 megapixels resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features improved battery performance than Galaxy Note II, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Google Pixel 3a XL is also a bargain compared to others.
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