Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola RAZR i XT890 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Motorola RAZR i XT890 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Motorola RAZR i XT890 feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Motorola RAZR i XT890 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.9 MP, while Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers 2000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers 16 GB, making Motorola RAZR i XT890 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

27 Sep, 2012
31 Oct, 2012
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Samsung
Intel Atom
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 1.6 GHz)
(upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1280x720 px (FULL HD)
540x960 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
1.9 MP
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
3100 mAh
2000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
8 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5
(1,702 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung
Intel Atom
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A9
2 GHz, Intel
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
PowerVR SGX 540
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB
1 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1280x720 px (FULL HD)
540x960 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi
256 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.4 %
68.28 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

151.1 mm
122.5 mm
162.98 mm

Width

80.5 mm
60.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
8.30 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

183 grams
126 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 24
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

3100 mAh
2000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)
Up to 20(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v2.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

Stylus

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Document Viewer
N/A

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