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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 2 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
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4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
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4 stars
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3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
62 %
4 stars
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4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
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45 %
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39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 7.1Android 4.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz1.5 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory1 GB6 GB2 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in6.3 in4.3 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density285.0 ppi521.0 ppi342.0 ppi773.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
3D Capturenono
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mono
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280.0 px px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage32GB256GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.78 in6.4 in4.96 in6.14 in
Width3.26 in2.94 in2.44 in3.03 in
Depth0.38 in0.34 in0.4 in0.3 in
Weight6.28 oz6.88 oz5.11 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS5.02.1 EDR4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
N/A
Video outputMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
  • Micro-USB
  • Mini-USB
  • Micro-USB
  • USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+VoWiFiHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesnoyes
LTE frequencies700 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2000.0 mAh4070.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h220.0 h150.0 h
N/A
Talk time13.0 h22.0 h
N/A
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A

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