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Samsung Galaxy Note II
US Cellular| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Blue and White | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 259.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.37 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note II, with a 79 score against 71.9. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a more recent 11 version while Galaxy Note II has Android 4.1 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a a lot newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than the Galaxy Note II, but it is somewhat heavier.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a display that is very similar to the Galaxy Note II one, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a lot higher 1080 x 2400px resolution, a greater number of pixels per inch of screen and a larger display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note II, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note II, because it has a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Note II, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is also a bit cheaper.
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