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Samsung Galaxy Note II
US Cellular| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.1 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2020-11-27 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Blue and White | Cool blue, Power black and Yellow |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 259.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 10.78 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco M3 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, with a general score of 78.2 against 71.9. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Poco M3 has 10 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1, providing a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. The Xiaomi Poco M3 is a noticeably newer phone than Samsung Galaxy Note II, but it is a little heavier and a little bit thicker.
Xiaomi Poco M3 counts with a display that's very similar to the screen in Galaxy Note II, although the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a higher display density, a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bigger display. The Xiaomi Poco M3 features a very superior storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Note II features just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less and slower cores, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Xiaomi Poco M3 takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a much better 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Poco M3 counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Note II, because it has a 94% more battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Poco M3 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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