Samsung Galaxy S4 vs GALAXY Note II

older Released March, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4

Android 5.0
4G
5"
Quad core 1.9 GHz

7.6 Out of 10

Indeed, it’s not as premium feeling as other flagship devices, but the benefits from a plastic construction is that it’s uniformly thin (0.31”) and lightweight (130 gr).

by PhoneArena (Jul, 2013)

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

You can launch the FM radio from the home screen using a handily supplied widget, and even control it with your voice if you want to change the station.

by TechRadar (Apr, 2013)

	Performance
	Processing power and speed
Galaxy S4 8.3 GALAXY Note II 7.7
Passmark, Geekbench, AnTuTu and BrowserMark

	Graphics
	3D and 2D graphics
Galaxy S4 8.7 GALAXY Note II 6.4
GLBenchmark 2.5 and GLBenchmark 2.7

	Battery Life
	How long will the battery last
Galaxy S4 5.2 GALAXY Note II 5.1
Talk time (3G), Standby time (3G) and Battery capacity

	Reviews
	How do our trusted review sites rank these products?
Galaxy S4 8.7 GALAXY Note II 8.6
Reviews from phonearena.com, techradar.com, gsmarena.com, pocket-lint.com and 3 more

	PhoneRocket Score
	Performance, Graphics, Battery Life and Reviews
Galaxy S4 7.6 GALAXY Note II 6.7

Winner
Samsung Galaxy S4

PhoneRocket recommends the Samsung Galaxy S4 based on its performance, graphics, battery life and reviews.

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geekbench Processor and memory performance

Galaxy S4

1,856

GALAXY Note II

470

passmark Processor performance including multiple coresData courtesy Passmark

Galaxy S4

3,414

GALAXY Note II

5,066

AnTuTu Memory, processor, graphics and storage performance

Galaxy S4

24,894

GALAXY Note II

17,531

BrowserMark How fast does the web browser load pages

Galaxy S4

2,670

GALAXY Note II

2,613

GLBenchmark 2.7 3D graphics performance

Galaxy S4

17.2 fps

GALAXY Note II

4.9 fps

GLBenchmark 2.5 3D graphics performance

Galaxy S4

41.3 fps

GALAXY Note II

19.8 fps

Reasons to consider the
Samsung Galaxy S4

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Significantly faster graphics

17.2 fps

4.9 fps

More than 3.5x better GLBenchmark 2.7 score

Better AnTuTu score

24,894

17,531

More than 40% better AnTuTu score

Takes significantly higher quality photos

Around 10% better DxOMark photo quality score

Significantly lighter

130 g

182 g

Around 30% lighter

Significantly sharper screen

440 ppi

267 ppi

Around 65% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images

Store significantly more stuff

64 GB

16 GB

4x more storage capacity; free yourself from memory cards

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

Faster processor

1.9 GHz

1.6 GHz

Around 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster

Longer standby time (3G)

22,176 min

14,976 min

Around 50% longer standby time (3G)

Thinner

7.9 mm

9 mm

More than 10% thinner

Reasons to consider the
Samsung GALAXY Note II

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Takes significantly higher quality video

Around 5% better DxOMark video quality score

Supports FM radio

Yes

Somewhat common; Listen to music and news from local radio stations

Much better theoretical download speed

100 Mb/s

20 Mb/s

5x better theoretical download speed; enjoy lightning fast downloads on modern networks

Bigger screen

5.5"

10% bigger screen

More battery capacity

3,100 mA·h

2,600 mA·h

Around 20% more battery capacity

Galaxy S4		vs	GALAXY Note II

	9.0 read review		8.0 read review	Call quality is superb, data speeds over LTE 4G are excellent and the display has those better than life colors that many love. Galaxy S4

	9.3 read review		9.0 read review	Alternatively, the standard email app is available as well to handle other email services, but its functionality and interface is similar to Gmail. Galaxy S4

	9.0 read review		9.0 read review	Gaming on the Samsung Galaxy S4 is handled by the Adreno 320 GPU, which can still work its magic when it comes to giving smooth, real to life gaming on the go. Galaxy S4

Overall	8.7 Out of 10		8.6 Out of 10

screen	Galaxy S4	GALAXY Note II
Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	5"	5.5"
Resolution	1920 x 1080	1280 x 720
Touchscreen	Capacitive	Capacitive
Multitouch	Yes	Yes
PPI	440 ppi	267 ppi
sensors
Has an assisted GPS	Yes	Yes
music
Supports FM radio	No	Yes
software
Operating system	Android 5.0	Android 4.4.2
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

form factor	Galaxy S4	GALAXY Note II
Weight	130 g	182 g
Thickness	7.9 mm	9 mm
Size	69.8 x 136.6 x 7.9 mm	81 x 151 x 9 mm
hardware
Clock speed	1.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	Quad core	Quad core
RAM	2 GB	2 GB
Internal storage	64 GB	16 GB
Supported card formats
microSD
SDXC
SDHC
SD
photo & video
Camera	13 MP	8 MP
Resolution	13 MP	8 MP
Flash	Yes	Yes
Secondary camera	2 MP	1.9 MP
Video resolution	1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps	1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps
cellular
Generation	4G	4G
Networks
LTE Cat3/4 Uplink (50 Mb/s)
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 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 (3G)	1,020 min	960 min
Standby time (3G)	22,176 min	14,976 min
Capacity	2,600 mA·h	3,100 mA·h

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Comments

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Haaris Waqas (02:48 PM, December 28, 2013)

I disagree with phonerocket on this 1. The battery life of the note is better than the s4. the note 2's battery lasts 4 days without charge or even a week! whiles the s4's battery lasts 2 days without charge. so i would choose the note over the s4. so the Samsung Gaalaxy Note 2 is the winner!

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