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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2013-09-10 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 215.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 5s has a score of 75.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note II's 74.8 overall score. IPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system, while Galaxy Note II works with Android 4.4.2 operating system. IPhone 5s's design is newer, lighter and thinner than Galaxy Note II. The iPhone 5s has a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a lower number of cores, a smaller amount of RAM and a worse GPU running at 600 MHz, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Apple iPhone 5s counts with a better looking display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1136 x 640 and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels count per inch of screen. The Galaxy Note II has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy Note II also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 64 GB.
The Galaxy Note II features a really longer battery duration than iPhone 5s, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity. The iPhone 5s shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy Note II. Both of them have a camera with an 8 megapixels, the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the iPhone 5s is also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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