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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-08-29 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 215.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Note II's 74.8 global score. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is just a little bit heavier than Galaxy Note II, it's thinner and also extremely newer.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more cores. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a display that's just as good as the display in Galaxy Note II, although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a greater screen pixel density, a bit larger display and a much better 1080 x 2220 resolution.
Galaxy A8 Star has a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
Galaxy A8 Star features a lot better camera than Galaxy Note II, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality and a lot higher resolution back camera.
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