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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 215.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 8 has a general score of 77.4, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note II's global score of 74.8. Huawei Mate 8's body is noticeably newer and thinner than Galaxy Note II's, but it's also a bit heavier. Huawei Mate 8 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note II counts with a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 8, although it has much less pixels per display inch, a way lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a bit smaller screen. Huawei Mate 8 features a very superior camera than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a lot better 16 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note II, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 8 has better battery performance than Galaxy Note II, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Although Huawei Mate 8 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy Note II, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy Note II. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Galaxy Note II, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your savings.
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