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Samsung Galaxy Note II
VerizonSCH-I605
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 72 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-09-19 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 225.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.91 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 22 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6 Plus is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note II, getting a overall score of 75.3 against 72. Apple iPhone 6 Plus has iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2 OS. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus is a newer phone, and it is also much thinner and just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note II.
IPhone 6 Plus counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a worse 450 MHz graphics processor, a lower number of cores and also slower and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus also has a much better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a much higher pixel number per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Note II has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note II also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 64 GB. The iPhone 6 Plus features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II, and although they both have a 8 MP resolution camera in the back and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the iPhone 6 Plus also has better video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy Note II features a bit better battery life than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a 3100mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus is also by far the cheapest one.
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