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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a global score of 80.2, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note II's 74.8 score. Galaxy Note5's construction is extremely newer, thinner and just a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Galaxy Note5 features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a little bit larger display and a way better display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Samsung Galaxy Note II feature really similar processing units, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Note II features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note II also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
Galaxy Note5 takes a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note II, because it has a camera with a much higher 16 mega-pixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy Note II features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3% greater battery capacity.
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