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Samsung Galaxy Note II
SprintSPH-L900
Samsung Galaxy S4
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has an overall score of 76.1, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II's 71.9 score. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S4 has the newer 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1, offering a couple nice extra features and increased performance. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a much lighter and somewhat thinner device than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, even though both of them were released only 6 months apart.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better amount of pixels per display inch and a much better 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy Note II features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have 4 cores and the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy Note II also has a better graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy S4 captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a back facing camera with way more megapixels. Galaxy S4 counts with as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as Samsung Galaxy Note II, they have an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB and equal 16 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Note II has superior battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3100mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is also a lot cheaper.
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