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when a Sony's new baby in a desperate move to reinvent themselves and the other is the here in a Samsung self-created phablet category after spending a couple of weeks with one in almost three months with the other it's time to compare them I'm Jaime Rivera this is PocketNow and this is the Sony Xperia Z all vs. samsung galaxy note 2 the idea of comparing Sony's latest Xperia Z L against the full-fledged phablet is kind of complicated since these are two similar devices that were built with different customers in mind on one hand sony has built the Xperia Z L in a way that ignores the need of a bezel in order to give you a 5-inch display on regular human dimensions so this is more of a film that anybody could consider on the other hand we have the Galaxy Note 2 where Samsung is not trying to be small nor fit in one hand on the contrary this is more of a proof-of-concept product where Samsung wants to show the world that bigger is better and so far they have reacted positively to it when comparing design and build quality the Xperia Z I'll probably won the race in giving you a pocketable 5-inch display but that's it it's not thinner than the note 2 and just obviously shorter slimmer and lighter when it comes to design both devices are made out of plastic but the note 2 take Sam or bombastic approach with its shiny hyper glaze coating where the Xperia Z OH keeps a more conventional design and textured back that reminds us more of the galaxy note 1 since neither of these devices is out to model for Cosmo none of them feel cheap in the hand due to their heft the Xperia does seem like if it could take more of a beating than the note 2 but sadly this comparison did not include a torture test and don't ask for it overall their differences are clear and hardware but it's hard to tell you if one is better than the other since beauty lies in the eye of the beholder when it comes to specs off the bat there is a huge difference in their displays the Xperia Z L rocks a 5-inch 1080p LCD giving you a staggering 441 pixels per inch compared to the 5.5 inch 720p AM OLED panel on the note 2 which gives you 267 pixels per inch now does the edge go to the Xperia Z L just because of the added specs well not really there's almost no bezel here which is great but viewing angles are terrible compared to the note 2 and the note 2 is display includes support for samsung s 10 which brings you additional pen input hovering functionality and additional other features that are pretty much unique to the Galaxy Note 2 both devices have two bugle bytes of RAM and they start at 16 gigabytes of storage they have expandable storage and the usual suspects the flagship device would have except for the fact that the CL does include an IR blaster that's pretty much the thing in 2013 and obviously the note 2 doesn't they also Rock a quad-core processor being the Snapdragon s4 pro clocked at 1.5 gigahertz on the CL the note 2 is running their acclaimed Exynos at 1.6 gigahertz and even though the note 2 is 6 months older than the CL Sony's choice of last year's Snapdragon doesn't give you the edge when it comes to up-to-date processor specifications ask for benchmark squadron this show that the Xperia Z L is quite superior than the note 2 but honestly once you compare these on day-to-day use even with intensive applications you to really don't notice the difference on either of these devices overall even though these devices are clearly different there's differences are quite insignificant when it comes to specs and even though we do get the 1080p display on the Xperia Z L the note 2 does give you Chris detail even six months after being on the market and obviously with the S Pen functionality it does make you wonder if one gives you more added value than the other now software is where things defer dramatically since Sony has enhanced their UI and a way to embrace the Android feel and they're trying to look a lot like Android and in the case of Samsung they're clearly just using Android to power TouchWiz but they're giving you their Samsung experience regardless of what Android is they want to give you something completely different the problem with the Xperia Z yell is that even though it tries to be unique in their Sony way well it looks a lot like Android but it doesn't do a great job at either being unique or looking like Android the user experience is elegant its refined that it's snappy but it only makes Android look better and not really work better as moving widgets around for example is kind of frustrating and the keyboard is definitely terrible things that shouldn't have been fixed the note 2 by contrast isn't trying to be Android Samsung's nature UX is a complete departure from that it's actually its own UI with Hardware buttons and since its enhanced for note-taking input it's definitely focused on giving you a drum matically different feel samsung also goes as far as to include smart actions to try to enhance your experience with the device or give you different things that are either better or just will convolute your experience but with the clear purpose of adding value to what you're buying which is a galaxy phone and they obviously want to make the galaxy phone something different the great thing is that this is still Android so if you choose to keep these launchers or change them you can do so whenever you want and overall even though these devices do keep separate approaches Samsung does give you the edge and giving you a bold customization and sometimes adding value to your experience whereas sony is a little more conventional and sometimes not really giving you the difference that you want now obviously sony does provide some enhancements in their multitasking features with their hovering widgets which are small applications but that doesn't necessarily mean that it has a better edge over the Galaxy Note 2 and when it comes to day-to-day use I will tell you that the Xperia Z L does beat the pants off the note 2 when it comes to call quality or pretty much any other phone that I've tested honestly the Xperia Z L sounds amazing and you really don't have to enhance anything like you have to do on the note 2 of you want better call quality photographs on both of these devices are honestly good but you really can't tell the difference even if the Xperia Z L is rocking a 13.1 megapixel camera in comparison to the 8 megapixel camera on the note 2 the no 2 does provide good photographs probably second-best in comparison to the iPhone and the Xperia Z L is well just as good but you don't really feel something better on the Z L in any way and the same goes for 1080p performance as both devices are great but I really don't consider HDR video to be superior it is better but it doesn't bring you a dramatic departure between one video recording and the other now battery life is the obvious spot where the note 2 wins since it has a much bigger cell to power less pixels on the display and it's definitely the king of battery life overall but still on the Xperia Z oh and the one that we've tested which is HSPA+ honestly well device is good it'll give you more than a day of battery life so either of these devices give you above-average battery life but obviously the note 2 will win and speaking of HSPA+ our tests on these networks were good so far I these devices will give you pretty much the same experience fast data speeds fast Wi-Fi switches all is great bottom line if you're trying to find the winner between either of these it's hard since both these devices are designed to serve different customers and both perform almost the same in real-world tests I guess the biggest question I'd have for you is if you'd prefer a phone that's clearly trying to be big which would be the Galaxy Note 2 or if you want a phone that is big but it's trying to be small which would be the Xperia Z L once you answer that question regardless of which device you pick you'll be rocking the latest and greatest of Android and honestly both these devices are head-turners so you'll be well served regardless of which the Bice you pick that's it for today's comparison between the Sony Xperia Z L and the Galaxy Note 2 we hope you enjoyed it please leave your comments down below and your impressions as to which device would you believe is better even if you could consider any of these to be better if both are actually cool but again follow us in your social network of choice leave this video a thumbs up if you like what you saw I am Hyomin Rivera thank you very much for watching