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Samsung Galaxy Note II
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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-19 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 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 | -- |
| 15 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
The Google Pixel 3a XL is a bit better than the Galaxy Note II, getting a 78.9 score against 71.9. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Google Pixel 3a XL has a newer 11 version while Galaxy Note II has Android 4.3. Google Pixel 3a XL's construction is incredibly newer, thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy Note II.
Samsung Galaxy Note II has a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has 4 less and slower processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. Google Pixel 3a XL features a screen that is just as good as the Galaxy Note II one, although the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a little bit larger display, a much better pixel density and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Google Pixel 3a XL counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Google Pixel 3a XL has a very superior camera than Galaxy Note II, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a 19% greater battery size.
The Google Pixel 3a XL is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it a great choice.
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