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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 has a global score of 82.6, which is better than Galaxy Note II's global score of 74.8. The Sony Xperia 1 construction is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and a little lighter than the Galaxy Note II. Sony Xperia 1 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels, a larger display and way more pixels per inch in the display.
The Xperia 1 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xperia 1 features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM.
Xperia 1 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note II, because it has a way better video quality and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Xperia 1 features a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a 7 percent more battery size.
Although Sony Xperia 1 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy Note II. If you are trying to save some money, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy Note II, letting go a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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