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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus
without NFCSamsung Galaxy Note Edge
AT&TSM-N915A
| Global Score | |
| 61 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2013-01-10 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.27 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 525 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Broadcom BCM28155 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| VideoCore-IV GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.6 | 7.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | 18 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Edge is much better than Galaxy S II Plus, with an 81.7 score against 61. Both phones in this review work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Note Edge has 5.0 version and Galaxy S II Plus has Android 4.1.2 version. The Galaxy Note Edge is a notably heavier device than Galaxy S II Plus, but both are equally thin.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge features a much sharper display than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a much greater amount of pixels per screen inch, a much larger screen and a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Galaxy Note Edge has a very superior performance than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because it has 2 GB more RAM, an extra graphics processing unit and a higher number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge shoots greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a bigger camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a much better resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy Note Edge has a much better storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S II Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 128 GB and more internal memory.
The Galaxy Note Edge has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1650mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge and the Galaxy S II Plus cost exactly the same, which makes it a simple decision.
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