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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Mobile Phone
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4.6 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
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50 %
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1.2Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz2.1 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size5.55 in5.7 in5.7 in4.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi386.0 ppi518.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
no
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f1.9 f2.6 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps30.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Maximum card storage64GB64GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesnoyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.95 in5.95 in6.03 in5.38 in
Width3.17 in3.12 in3.0 in2.78 in
Depth0.37 in0.33 in0.3 in0.34 in
Weight6.35 oz5.93 oz6.03 oz4.69 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
Video outputMHLMHLMHLMHL
Dual sim support
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yesno
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionDC-HSDPAHSPA+
N/A
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3100.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time980.0 h420.0 h336.0 h830.0 h
Talk time35.0 h21.0 h21.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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