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Samsung Galaxy Note II
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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1 | -- |
| 2012-09-19 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Google Pixel is better than the Galaxy Note II, having an 80.2 score against 71.9. Google Pixel is a noticeably newer phone, and it's also noticeably lighter and a little bit thinner than Galaxy Note II. The Samsung Galaxy Note II features a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 4 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note II also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Google Pixel features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a much higher pixels count per inch of screen. The Google Pixel has a very superior camera than Galaxy Note II, because it has a back camera with a much better resolution and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Google Pixel counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note II, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note II counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Google Pixel, because it has a 12% bigger battery size.
Google Pixel costs exactly the same than the Galaxy Note II, making this phone an easy choice.
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