Samsung Galaxy Note 2
- Dimensions: 151 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
- Weight: 6.42 oz (182 g)
- Screen Size/Resolution: 5.5 inches/720 x 1280 pixels
- Battery Talk Time/Standby: 35 hours/40.8 days (980 hours)
- CPU Speed: Quad core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Built in Storage/Expansion: 16 GB/Expanded up to 64 GB with Micro SD
- Camera Resolution: 8 megapixels
- Overall Rating: 8.14/10
By taking the best bits of a smartphone and a tablet and dubbing it a “phablet,” Samsung impressed the whole tech world with its Galaxy Note. With the release of the Note 2 in late 2012, Samsung set the bar even higher.Yes, its size may put some people off, but there can be no denying that this is a beast of a smartphone. Packing a 5.5-inch, 720 x 1280 resolution, 267ppi display, the Note 2 does a pretty good job of providing extra real estate without being too big for the pocket. The wonderful colour reproduction of the screen makes it the phone’s standout feature; however, there is a lot more to love under the hood. Samsung’s own Exynos 4412 Cortex A-9 quad-core processor and 2 GB of RAM mean that everything from gaming to watching movies is tackled with ease on the silky smooth Android Jelly Bean. The same 8-MP camera used on the Samsung Galaxy S3 provides solid image and video results and has a feature line-up to ensure boredom is never an issue. There is also plenty of room to store these images with 16, 32, and 64 GB versions of the device and a micro-SD card slot.Anyone struggling to come to terms with the size of the screen can take advantage of the super-responsive S-Pen stylus.The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (further down the list) has now taken centre stage as the mobile markets number one phablet.Get the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 at Vodafone (no other UK networks now stock the SG Note 2)
- Dimensions: 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
- Weight: 5.15 oz (146 g)
- Screen Size/Resolution: 5.0 inches/1080 x 1920 pixels
- CPU Speed: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Built in Storage/Expansion: 16 GB/microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB
- Camera Resolution: 13.1 megapixels
- Overall Rating: 8.3/10
- The Sony Xperia Z even though launched back in February 2013 is still an excellent phone and one worth catching on a UK network due to it's lower price than many of it's competitors. It offers excellent value for money and still boasts 2 GB of memory and a powerful Quad Core processor receiving an average score of 8.3 out of 10 from 5 of the big phone testing sites including a 9/10 from techradar.
