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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than Galaxy Note II, getting a 75.8 score against 74.8. The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a notably newer cellphone, and it is also somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy Note II. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a way better 1080 x 1920 resolution.
The Galaxy Note II has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a lot better 16 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy Note II counts with a slightly better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a SD card slot that allows 192 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note II has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3% more battery size.
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