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Samsung Galaxy Note II
16 GBN7100
Samsung Galaxy S4
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 is a little bit better than Galaxy Note II, getting a 76.1 score against 71.9. The Galaxy S4 design is somewhat thinner and extremely lighter than the Galaxy Note II, even when both of them were released with only 7 months difference. These phones use the same Android 4.4.2 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that.
Galaxy Note II features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note II also has a better 1.06 gigahertz graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy S4 features a brighter display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S4 count with quite similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 64 GB. Galaxy Note II has improved battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 19% bigger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a much more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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