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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2017-06-29 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z2 Play has an overall score of 77.4, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note II's 74.8 global score. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play is a incredibly newer cellphone, and it is also thinner and noticeably lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play and Galaxy Note II count with quite similar displays, and although the Motorola Moto Z2 Play has a way higher pixel count per display inch and a way better resolution of 1080 x 1920px, they both have a same size display.
Motorola Moto Z2 Play's CPU is just as good as the CPU in Galaxy Note II, because although the Motorola Moto Z2 Play has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores. The Moto Z2 Play features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Moto Z2 Play also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1,95 TB.
Moto Z2 Play takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Galaxy Note II features a bit better battery life than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the Motorola Moto Z2 Play is also cheaper, making it an easy choice.
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