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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus
without NFCSamsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 61 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2013-01-10 | 2013-09-04 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.27 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Broadcom BCM28155 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| VideoCore-IV GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.48 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 350 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 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 Galaxy Note 3 has a score of 80.7, which is much better than the Galaxy S II Plus's global score of 61. The Galaxy Note 3 design has the same thickness than Galaxy S II Plus, but it's notably heavier. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Note 3 has a newer 5.0 version while Galaxy S II Plus has Android 4.1.2.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because it has much more pixels per screen inch, a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot bigger display. The Galaxy Note 3 has a greater processing power than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a higher amount of RAM, an extra graphics processor and a higher number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Note 3 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video definition, a bigger sensor taking better quality photos and videos and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Galaxy Note 3 features a much better storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S II Plus, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 64 GB, the Galaxy Note 3 also has 56 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy Note 3 has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a 94% bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy Note 3 is also cheaper.
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