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Samsung Galaxy Note II
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| 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 3.16 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.48 | 10.12 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 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
The HTC One M9 is slightly better than Galaxy Note II, getting a 77.7 score against 71.9. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the HTC One M9 has a newer 5.0 version and Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1, providing you a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. Even though HTC One M9 is just a bit thicker than Galaxy Note II, it's lighter and also way newer.
The HTC One M9 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a worse graphics processing unit running at 600 megahertz, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU, 4 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. HTC One M9 counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixel count per screen inch and a much higher 1920 x 1080 resolution.
HTC One M9 counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB. HTC One M9 captures greater photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, because it has a much better video resolution and a back-facing camera with a way better resolution.
Galaxy Note II counts with just a bit longer battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
The HTC One M9 is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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