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Samsung Galaxy Note II
US CellularSamsung Galaxy S6
SprintSM-G920P
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 259.00 | $ 252.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a lot better than the Galaxy Note II, having a score of 87.3 against 71.9. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S6 has a more recent 5.0 version while Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1 version. Samsung Galaxy S6 is a extremely newer phone, and it is also much thinner and noticeably lighter than Galaxy Note II.
Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a weaker graphics co-processor working at 650 megahertz, it also counts with more cores, more RAM and a 64-bit processor. Galaxy S6 counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a much greater count of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy S6 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Note II, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels. The Galaxy S6 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Note II features improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a 22 percent more battery capacity.
The Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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