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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| $ 215.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is better than Galaxy Note II's 74.8 score. Galaxy A42 is a notably newer and just a little thinner phone than the Galaxy Note II, although it is also just a little heavier. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version and Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2.
Galaxy A42 and Galaxy Note II feature really similar processors, because although the Galaxy A42 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cores and more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note II features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy A42 counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a much higher (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A42 features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note II, because it has a 61% greater battery size.
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