Samsung GALAXY Note II vs LG G2

older Released November, 2012

Samsung GALAXY Note II

Android 4.4.2
4G
5.5"
Quad core 1.6 GHz

6.7 Out of 10

It's not eminently pocketable, nor is it easy to use with one hand, but nothing beats the big screen experience when watching videos or surfing the web without panning and zooming.

by MobileTechReview (Dec, 2012)

older Released July, 2013

LG G2

Android 5.0
4G
5.2"
Quad core 2.26 GHz

7.1 Out of 10

With a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels (423 ppi) and a standard RGB matrix, this advanced IPS LCD display is extremely clean and sharp.

by PhoneArena (Aug, 2013)

	Performance
	Processing power and speed
GALAXY Note II 7.4 LG G2 8.0
Passmark, Geekbench and BrowserMark

	Graphics
	3D and 2D graphics
GALAXY Note II n.d. LG G2 n.d.
AnTuTu 3D, GLBenchmark 2.5 and GLBenchmark 2.7

	Battery Life
	How long will the battery last
GALAXY Note II 5.2 LG G2 5.3
Talk time (3G), Talk time, Standby time (3G), Standby time and 1 more

	Reviews
	How do our trusted review sites rank these products?
GALAXY Note II 8.6 LG G2 9.1
Reviews from phonearena.com, gsmarena.com, techradar.com and mobiletechreview.com

No winner declared

Too close to call

geekbench Processor and memory performance

GALAXY Note II

470

LG G2

2,572

passmark Processor performance including multiple coresData courtesy Passmark

GALAXY Note II

5,066

LG G2

3,974

BrowserMark How fast does the web browser load pages

GALAXY Note II

2,613

LG G2

2,478

Reasons to consider the
Samsung GALAXY Note II

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Screen uses OLED technology

Yes

About half of smartphones are OLED; OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power

Longer standby time

58,752 min

49,248 min

Around 20% longer standby time

Bigger screen

5.5"

5.2"

More than 5% bigger screen

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Significantly better overall performance

2,572

470

Around 5.5x better geekbench score

Much longer standby time (3G)

49,536 min

14,976 min

More than 3.2x longer standby time (3G)

Significantly faster processor

2.26 GHz

1.6 GHz

More than 40% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster

Significantly sharper screen

423 ppi

267 ppi

Around 60% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images

Significantly lighter

143 g

182 g

More than 20% lighter

Significantly higher resolution

1920 x 1080

1280 x 720

2.2x higher resolution

Higher resolution front camera

13 MP

8 MP

Around 65% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people

Store more stuff

32 GB

16 GB

2x more storage capacity; free yourself from memory cards

Longer talk time

2,058 min

1,320 min

More than 55% longer talk time; go days without charging

GALAXY Note II		vs	LG G2

	8.0 read review		8.0 read review	Colors are very saturated compared to IPS displays, but many folks enjoy lots of color saturation along with the high contrast and deep blacks of Samsung's Super AMOLED HD displays. GALAXY Note II

	9.0 read review		9.4 read review	As it's now the norm, the viewing angles of this IPS LCD screen are very good, although still not perfect, as there's some noticeable brightness loss, but that's normal. LG G2

	9.0 read review		9.0 read review	Album art is displayed beautifully, and there is even something wacky called Music Square, where you touch a part of the square to choose what genre of music you want to listen to. GALAXY Note II

Overall	8.6 Out of 10		9.1 Out of 10

screen	GALAXY Note II	LG G2
Type	AMOLED	Super IPS LCD2
Size	5.5"	5.2"
Resolution	1280 x 720	1920 x 1080
Multitouch	Yes	N/A
PPI	267 ppi	423 ppi
hardware
Clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	Quad core	Quad core
RAM	2 GB	2 GB
Internal storage	16 GB	32 GB
photo & video
Camera	8 MP	13 MP
Resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Flash	Yes	Yes
Secondary camera	1.9 MP	2.1 MP
Video resolution	1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps	1920 x 1080 @ 60 fps
cellular
Generation	4G	4G
Networks
LTE Cat3/4 Uplink (50 Mb/s)
LTE Cat 4 (150/)
LTE Cat3 (100 Mb/s)
HSUPA (5.76 Mb/s)
CDMA (0.01 Mb/s)
EDGE (0.38 Mb/s)
LTE (20 Mb/s)
Unknown (42.2 Mb/s)
EV-DO Rev.A
LTE-A
LTE Cat 3 (100/)
HSDPA+ (42.2 Mb/s)
UMTS (0.38 Mb/s)
GPRS (0.01 Mb/s)
GSM (0.01 Mb/s)
battery
Talk time	1,320 min	2,058 min
Talk time (3G)	960 min	1,278 min
Standby time	58,752 min	49,248 min
Standby time (3G)	14,976 min	49,536 min
Capacity	3,100 mA·h	3,000 mA·h

form factor	GALAXY Note II	LG G2
Weight	182 g	143 g
Thickness	9 mm	8.9 mm
Size	81 x 151 x 9 mm	70.9 x 138.5 x 8.9 mm
sensors
Has an assisted GPS	Yes	Yes
music
Supports FM radio	Yes	Yes
software
Operating system	Android 4.4.2	Android 5.0
Multitasking	Yes	Yes
App store	Android Market	Android Market
Adobe flash support	No	No
App store size	850,000 apps	850,000 apps
connectivity
Acts as a wi-fi hotspot	Yes	Yes
Supports NFC	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v4.0	Bluetooth v4.0

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