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Samsung Galaxy S II
GT-I9100GSamsung Galaxy Note 3
32 GBSM-N9005
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 4.0, 2.3 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2011-02-13 | 2013-09-04 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.09 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 375.00 | $ 365.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP 4430 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.5 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 560 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is way better than the Galaxy S II, with a global score of 79.5 against 65.4. Samsung Galaxy Note 3's design has the same thickness than Galaxy S II, but it's incredibly heavier. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has the newer 5.0 version while Galaxy S II has Android 4.1.2, offering a couple nice extra features.
Galaxy Note 3 has a brighter display than Galaxy S II, because it has a lot larger display, a way better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Note 3 features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy S II, because it has 2 more cores, a larger amount of RAM memory and a faster graphics processing unit working at 450 megahertz.
Galaxy Note 3 features a little bit better memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S II, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note 3 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 64 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy S II, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity instead of 1650mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a better camera than Galaxy S II, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality, a larger aperture, a larger sensor capturing better quality pictures and a way more mega-pixels camera.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy Note 3 is also the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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