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Samsung Galaxy Note II
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Samsung Galaxy S4
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1 | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 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 |
| 15 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
The Galaxy S4 has an overall score of 76.1, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note II's score of 71.9. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS, but the Galaxy S4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.3 version, providing the user lots of additional features and increased performance. Although Galaxy S4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note II were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy S4 is much lighter and thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a way higher screen density. The Galaxy S4 has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as the Galaxy Note II, they have the same internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note II features a little bit better performance than Galaxy S4, and although they both have a Quad-Core processing unit and 2 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note II also has a better graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S4 takes way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy S4 also has a much more MP back facing camera.
The Galaxy Note II counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an obvious call.
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