Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs BLU Life View

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung BLU
Announced February 2011 September 2013 March 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - October 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
161 x 82.5 x 8.9 mm
(6.34 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 220 g (7.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 (LTE model) PowerVR Series 5XT
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 10.1 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 70.94% 67.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 8220 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 2230 h Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)