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Samsung Galaxy Note II
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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-19 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.94 x 3.16 x 0.37 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.68 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a XL is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, having a 78.9 score against 71.9. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS, but Google Pixel 3a XL has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1, so it provides a couple additional features. Google Pixel 3a XL is a extremely newer phone, and it's also somewhat thinner and just a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note II.
Galaxy Note II and Google Pixel 3a XL both feature similar displays, although the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a lot better 1080 x 2160px resolution, a quite larger display and a way higher pixels density. Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note II, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy Note II has a little bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Google Pixel 3a XL shoots way better photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, because it has a way more MP back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Google Pixel 3a XL has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a 19% more battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Google Pixel 3a XL is also a bargain compared to others.
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