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Samsung Galaxy Note II
SprintSPH-L900
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 190.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 9.35 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A21 is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note II, getting a 76.1 score against 71.9. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A21 has a more recent 10 version and Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1. Even though Samsung Galaxy A21 is just a bit heavier than Galaxy Note II, it's thinner and much newer.
The Galaxy A21 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy Note II has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A21, although it has a little bit smaller display, a little bit worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A21 takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a much higher resolution back camera. The Samsung Galaxy A21 features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note II, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A21 features greater battery performance than Galaxy Note II, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy A21 costs a little more money than the Galaxy Note II, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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