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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 11 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2021-07-01 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Grey and Purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 1 III is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Note II, having a overall score of 93.3 against 74.8. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Sony Xperia 1 III has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2 version. Although the Sony Xperia 1 III is a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note II, it's thinner and also newer.
The Sony Xperia 1 III features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores. The Sony Xperia 1 III counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a lot better display density, a way better resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a larger display.
Sony Xperia 1 III counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Note II, because it has a way higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher video resolution. The Xperia 1 III features much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note II, because it has a SD memory slot that admits up to 1 TB and 192 GB more internal memory.
Xperia 1 III has a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
Although Xperia 1 III is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy Note II, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy Note II. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Xperia 1 III, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy Note II, giving up some specifications.
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