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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 10 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Glacier |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 11.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.91 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a global score of 78.8, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Note II's overall score of 74.8. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS, but the Microsoft Surface Duo has an older 10 version and Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2 version. Microsoft Surface Duo is a notably newer and notably thinner phone than Galaxy Note II, although it's a lot heavier.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a slightly better screen than Galaxy Note II, because it has a lot larger screen, way more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 1800 x 2700 pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a bit more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note II, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 4 GB more RAM. The Microsoft Surface Duo shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note II, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera and a much higher video definition.
Microsoft Surface Duo has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note II, because it has a 3577mAh battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
Although Microsoft Surface Duo is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy Note II, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy Note II. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Microsoft Surface Duo, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy Note II, resigning a couple specs and features.
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