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Samsung Galaxy Note II
SprintSPH-L900
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Blue and White | Gray, Green and Red |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 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 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 8.69 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 15 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| 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 Galaxy S5 Active is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, with a general score of 75.6 against 71.9. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy S5 Active has the newer 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1. The Galaxy S5 Active design is newer, just a bit lighter and just a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note II.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a better display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher screen pixel density and a much higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Galaxy S5 Active features a little bit better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S5 Active also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note II, although it has a weaker graphics processing unit running at 450 MHz, they both have a Quad-Core processing unit and 2 GB of RAM. The Galaxy Note II features a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a camera with a lot higher 16 megapixels resolution and a much better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy S5 Active costs a bit more money than the Galaxy Note II, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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