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Samsung Galaxy Note II
HSPA+ OnlyN7100
Sony Xperia Z3
VerizonD6708
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, getting a overall score of 77.3 against 74.8. Sony Xperia Z3 is a much newer phone, and it's also just a little lighter and a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note II. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Sony Xperia Z3 has newer 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2, providing the user a couple additional features and performance tweaks.
Xperia Z3 has an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a lot greater screen density. Samsung Galaxy Note II counts with a greater memory for games and applications than Xperia Z3, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a weaker 450 MHz graphics processing unit, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with 1 GB more RAM. The Sony Xperia Z3 has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note II, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a camera with much more MP and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, Xperia Z3 is also by far the cheapest.
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