Samsung Galaxy Note II: what’s changed?
By Brad Molen posted Aug 29th 2012 1:46PM
It’s hard to believe that the word “phablet” has now been in our vocabulary for exactly a year. Perhaps even more difficult to believe is that it’s still in our lexicon, but it doesn’t look like the term is going anywhere anytime soon. Today, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note II, a followup to the company’s S-Pen equipped sleeper hit introduced at last year’s IFA. But what does the sequel have that the original doesn’t? Head below with us as we take a closer look at how the two devices compare.
Note: We’ll continue filling out the chart as details surface.
Samsung Galaxy Note II hands-on
Samsung Galaxy Note II Press Shots
Galaxy Note N7000
Galaxy Note II N7100
Dimensions
5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 inches (146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm)
5.95 x 3.16 x 0.37 inches (151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4mm)
Weight
6.28 oz. (178g)
6.35 oz. (180g)
Screen size
5.3 inches
5.5 inches
Screen resolution
1,280 x 800 pixels (285ppi)
1,280 x 720 pixels (267ppi)
Screen type
HD Super AMOLED
HD Super AMOLED
Battery
2,500mAh
3,100mAh
Internal storage
16GB
16 / 32 / 64GB
External storage
microSD (up to 32GB)
microSD (up to 64GB)
Rear camera
8MP
8MP
Front-facing cam
2MP
1.9MP
Video capture
1080p
1080p
NFC
In select variants
Yes
Radios
HSPA+, LTE
HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth
version 3.0
version 4.0
SoC
1.4GHz dual-core Exynos
1.6GHz quad-core Exynos
RAM
1GB
2GB
MHL
Yes
Yes
Operating system
Android 2.3 (upgraded to 4.0)
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
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