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Samsung Galaxy Note II
SprintSPH-L900
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.16 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 15 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note II, with a global score of 77.7 against 71.9. The HTC One M9 design is noticeably newer and lighter, but just a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Note II. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the HTC One M9 has 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1, counting with some additional features and performance optimizations.
The HTC One M9 has a sharper screen than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a lot higher display pixels density. The HTC One M9 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a worse 600 MHz graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit, a higher number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM.
HTC One M9 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 128 GB and 16 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Note II has just a little bit longer battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh.
The HTC One M9 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a lot better video definition.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, HTC One M9 is also cheaper than the other phone.
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