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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Sony Xperia Z1S

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Summary
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Performance

Samsung

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.0" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

20.7 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3100 mAh

16 h talktime (3G)

3000 mAh

15 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 1,712 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is permanently discontinued.
Sony Xperia Z1S is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Average
Chipset

Samsung

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A9

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Display
Average
Display Type

Super AMOLED

TFT

Screen Size

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.4 %

63.86 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 151.1 mm
Width: 80.5 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

Height: 145.7 mm
Width: 73.9 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Weight

183 grams

162 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Pink

Black

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP55, IP58

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

20.7 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

5248 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Video HDR

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

3100 mAh

3000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)

Up to 15 Hours(3G) / Up to 15 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 980 Hours(2G)

Up to 620 Hours(3G) / Up to 600 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Storage
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1700(band 4) / 700(band 17)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

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

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Stylus