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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is a bit better than the Galaxy Note II, getting a global score of 77.7 against 74.8. Even though HTC One M9 is just a bit thicker than the Galaxy Note II, it's somewhat lighter and also a lot newer. Both phones in this comparison work with Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has 5.0 version and Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2 version, so it provides a couple additional features and optimized performance.
The HTC One M9 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Note II features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than HTC One M9, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with more internal memory.
The HTC One M9 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a weaker GPU working at 600 megahertz, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM, a greater number of cores and a 64 bits processing unit. Galaxy Note II features just a bit better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 9% larger battery capacity.
The HTC One M9 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a camera in the back with much more MP and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the HTC One M9 is also by far the cheapest.
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