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Samsung Galaxy Note II
US CellularSamsung 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 |
| 6.42 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 259.00 | $ 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 and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 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 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note II, with a 76.1 score against 71.9. Samsung Galaxy S4's body is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, even though they were released with only 6 months difference. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S4 has 4.4.2 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1, providing you a lot of extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a sharper display than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot higher pixel amount per inch of display. The Galaxy Note II features a little faster CPU than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note II also has a much better graphics processor working at 1.06 GHz.
Galaxy S4 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy S4 also has a much more megapixels back camera. The Galaxy S4's memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Note II one, both of them have a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB and exactly the same internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Note II counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 19 percent larger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making it an easy decision.
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