Samsung Galaxy Note II In-Depth Review (Part 6)

The Note II has incredible battery life, but with 3100mAh battery and operating system are more efficient than the original Note.

By notifying that the Note II has a 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 with 2GB RAM and a Mali-400MP GPU to help with everything, the reviewed performance section has almost written itself. We always like Exynos, but it is great to see that it fostered the new frontiers- in this case four cores on a smartphone. As per our normal operation, first let’s see how it works in our tests.

Samsung Galaxy Note N7100

·         Quadrant: 6,819

·         Vellamo:  2,482

·         AnTuTu:  13,539

·         SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms): 1,023

·         GLBenchmark Egypt Offscreen (fps): 114

·         GL-Bench: 15,267

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

·         Quadrant: 4,411

·         Vellamo:  1,243

·         AnTuTu:  6,301

·         SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms): 1,761

·         GLBenchmark Egypt Offscreen (fps): 69

·         GL-Bench: 6,911

Samsung Galaxy S III (I9300)

·         Quadrant: 5,189

·         Vellamo:  1,751

·         AnTuTu:  11,960

·         SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms): 1,460

·         GLBenchmark Egypt Offscreen (fps): 99

·         GL-Bench: 13,110

The scores are as low as possible. The Galaxy Note N7000’s tests were done on Ice Cream Sandwich.

We are waiting for the normal results, but even so, we had a pleasant surprise: some of the Note II’s scores got over anything we've seen before, especially in the tests required much of CPU and GPU capabilities. Four of the benchmark tests got results that easily overtook anything else available on the market; with two other tests were the highest type we've ever recorded. In terms of implementation, we briefly mentioned the silky smooth multitasking we enjoyed with Video Popup and Popup Note, and we are pleased to announce that this was not the only field where the processor proved to be superior. Playing games was really interesting, with HD screen and powerful GPU combination to create stable and robust performance. To browse the net, we were not surprised to see that the Note II was faster and more efficient, because Jelly Bean offers improvements in that area. Our websites have opened fast without sputtering when we navigated, used the pinch-to-zoom and performed multiple activities on the browser.

The Note II has incredible battery life, but with 3100mAh battery and operating system are more efficient than the original Note (which was originally released with Gingerbread before upgrading to ICS), this is what we want to see. In the tests of standard battery, including looping a video at 50 percent brightness, Wi-Fi on (but disconnected from any networks) and normal notifications for social network and email, the battery life could reach 10 hours and 45 minutes, which was an hour much more than the old Note. We had to admit that we could see a small decrease in the Note II’s battery duration with the LTE support, but this is still a significant result. We were able to have almost two full days of normal usage from the device, so it might be a more attractive thing for those who use it proficiently everywhere. In fact, the Note II really does a good job of making calls, and it is above average in clarity. We did not have any worries about dropped calls, as well as our friends on the other end experience any declines in quality. The loudspeaker earns its reputation, because it sounds great - quite loud, regardless of whether you use the earpiece or speakerphone. This leads to the results of great audio experiences for us to listen to music or watch movies.

Samsung’s music player provides a full list of a variety of EQ settings, as well as several other methods to enhance your music (3D, reverb, bass boost, concert mode and many of others). When you plug in the headsets, the phone realizes that you are ready for multimedia seriously and shows a dedicated home page with many options that might appeal to you most. In general, we are satisfied with how is music listened- we could hear all the high and low notes without any harsh or arbitrary status. You will not encounter any problems when loading up most audio formats, including MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC. (For movies, you will be successful with MPEG-4, DivX/Xvid, WMV, H.264/263, MKV, FLV, and AVI).

GPS on the Note II, which also consists of GLONASS support, always is accurate within 15 meters; it quickly locked our position and handled our position soundly. The Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy support has been added (the device has received the file transfer at an average speed of 120KB/s) as well as the MHL capabilities that are similar to the Galaxy S III - unfortunately this means you will not be able to use a standard MHL cable, and instead you'll need to fork out some extra money for a special MHL-to-HDMI adapter of Samsung to produce HD video output and home theater-quality audio. USB file transfers were pretty fast, up to 16.44MB/s received and 20MB/s sent. We cannot check the LTE version, but HSPA+ generated average data downlink speeds faster than what we saw on the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Samsung Galaxy vs. Nexus HTC One X

Conclusion

To answer the question we raised at the beginning of this review, this phone is a real bargain, and it's better than the device that started the phablet-typed fashion. Starting with no SIM versions for $788, it's a bit expensive, but for that appropriate reason: it provides the best performance on the market, and an S Pen experience defeated its predecessor, a stable operating system in Jelly Bean and many other features will make it an attractive item for even the smallest handed users. Doing this in a real thinner and narrower package than the original Note is an extraordinary achievement, and one that will be difficult to match. Be ready to buy your cake and eat it, too.

The Galaxy Note II is a big improvement when compared to its predecessor.

Info ·         Product name: Samsung Galaxy Note II ·         Price: Starting at $788 Specs ·         Service Provider: Verizon Wireless ·         Operating System as Tested: Android OS ·         CPU: Samsung Exynos ·         Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz ·         Form Factor: Candy Bar ·         Physical Keyboard: No ·         Screen Size: 5.5 inches ·         Screen Details: 1280-by-720-pixel, Super AMOLED glass capacitive touch screen ·         802.11x/Band(s): 802.11 b/g/n ·         GPS: Yes ·         microSD Slot : Yes ·         Phone Capability / Network: CDMA, LTE ·         Bands: 850, 1900, 700 ·         High-Speed Data: EVDO Rev A, LTE, CDMA 1X ·         Battery Life (As Tested): 19 hours 57 minutes ·         Camera: Yes ·         Megapixels: 8.1 MP ·         Camera Flash: Yes ·         Bluetooth: Yes ·         Storage Capacity (as Tested): 10.53 GB Advantages ·         The S Pen experience improved much ·         The quad-core Exynos offers impressive performance ·         A beautiful, lively display ·         Slimmer and easier to handle than the original Note Disadvantages ·         Non-SIM version is rather expensive. ·         MHL only works when using Samsung’s adapter Verdict ·         The Galaxy Note II is a big improvement when compared to its predecessor, offering great performance and innovative features.