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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2014-09-29 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note4 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z2a, with a 77.6 score against 73. Galaxy Note4's construction is just a little bit heavier but extremely thinner than the Sony Xperia Z2a. Xperia Z2a features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Xperia Z2a also counts with an additional GPU.
Sony Xperia Z2a features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Note4, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a quite lower amount of pixels per inch in the display and a quite smaller display. The Galaxy Note4 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z2a, although it has a smaller sensor, a back facing camera with a lot worse 16 megapixels resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Note4 has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z2a, and although they both have an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy Note4 also has 32 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note4 features just a little better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z2a, because it has a 3220mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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