US Army shockingly discovers that the Galaxy Note II is slower than an iPhone 6s

19 July, 2016
The news that has blown up across the Internet today has to do with the US Army, its Special Operations Command, and a switch from Android to iOS. Because of that last bit, obviously this has been picked up by fanboys left and right and used as an argument in the endless "which is better" discussions everywhere.

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  • Anonymous
  • 8mp
  • 20 Jul 2016

If they want to test an iPhone 4s against a note 2 im sure there will be only one winner...

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    • Arzzzz
    • S0H
    • 20 Jul 2016

    More than likely this is publicity from Apple, either generating a news story based on no actual news (a tactic employed a lot in the media. e.g. JONES DENIES MILK SHORTAGE), to promote their products; thus, gaining increased market approval among the vast numbers of pro-Army Americans.

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      • S7 edge yay
      • Ia9
      • 20 Jul 2016

      Zack, 20 Jul 2016Wow the ARMY really needs to fire Captain obvious and get a... moreWhy are you telling us tell them?

      So I guess hush hish and you were not notified of briefing
      What Ii don't understand is why the US army Cannot find Gsmarena on gooogle maps
      lol

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        • Sammy
        • Hkt
        • 20 Jul 2016

        You all are making useless comments.

        There is no comparison shown between Apple and Samsung. The purpose of selecting iPhone 6s is not because its Apple ,but because of ios reliability.

        Look, military devices are just not made for changing every year or two. These can be used for four to five years. In such case Apple provide better update, they have better memory management, and every one knows about those awesome AX socs.

        As a Samsung fan, I will say the s7 is better than iPhone 6s, but if anything like reliability is in between then I will go for iPhone. Thank you.

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          • AnonD-443963
          • Hs8
          • 20 Jul 2016

          AnonD-523334, 20 Jul 2016Hahahahaha!!! Tears in my eyes!!!! I'm Indian and never lo... moreVERY correct brother....

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            • lulwut
            • 9xM
            • 20 Jul 2016

            One of the worlds most powerful armies has only come to this realisation?

            That is very worrying, indeed.

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              • AnonD-562506
              • myi
              • 20 Jul 2016

              Proof there is no such thing as military intelligence.

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                • MrGray
                • Q5x
                • 20 Jul 2016

                "Wait, split screen multitasking on the iPhone 6s? How?"

                LOL

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                  • Lapax
                  • syN
                  • 20 Jul 2016

                  Please excuse them for being dumb, their potential commander in chief is Donald Trump.

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                    • Azz iff
                    • nTp
                    • 20 Jul 2016

                    Oh shocking News :p , I thought Note 1 is slower than IPHONE 6S. ;)

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                      • Anonym
                      • hbE
                      • 20 Jul 2016

                      That's how endorsement deals work, you see it every day from celebrities, sportsman, coaches, even your news anchors.

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                        • andy_212
                        • t@g
                        • 20 Jul 2016

                        Why galaxy s7 is not choose??? it's good for army.....

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                          • AnonD-97765
                          • 9AV
                          • 20 Jul 2016

                          Stupidity...
                          First they compare a 4 year phone to the latest one.
                          Then they select a phone as fragile as iPhone. Army people should opt for a rugged device like Samsung galaxy s7 active.
                          It would be fast, fluid & without any issues & tough to break.

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                            • as.me
                            • 61x
                            • 20 Jul 2016

                            lmao
                            Thanks gsmarena for giving good laugh today. xD

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                              • AnonD-37701
                              • sST
                              • 20 Jul 2016

                              lol.. comparing 2013 model with 2015 model.... bravo

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                                • AnonD-4254
                                • XNw
                                • 20 Jul 2016

                                LOL.
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                                Firstly, only NSA spies on phones so US Army is safe, right?
                                Secondly, wow what a wonderful observation.
                                We could never have known that a 1.5 yrs old Apple iPhone6 is faster than a 4 year old Note II..

                                hahaha... are they really that naive?

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                                  • the_seba
                                  • JyJ
                                  • 20 Jul 2016

                                  With brainiacs like those on board, how the hell did these guys win a single battle??

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • mgK
                                    • 20 Jul 2016

                                    Zack, 20 Jul 2016Wow the ARMY really needs to fire Captain obvious and get a... more1. They don't need Splitscreen because it's not two Apps. It's just one App cutted in half like Youtube (half Video, half comment section). And the glass back Breaks in military use way faster than the aluminum back of iPhone

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • mgK
                                      • 20 Jul 2016

                                      AnonD-443963, 20 Jul 2016Frist go have some hands and time on S6/S7. When you will c... moreIt's not because of less pixels. It's because AMOLED is better than LCD these days and looks better. I get you wouldn't See a difference between a 500ppi Super AMOLED and a 300ppi Super AMOLED if all others specs are the same (sunlight legibility, brightbess, color Reproduction and so on). The best Screen I have seen so far is the one of Galaxy S6. When I saw it, I thought it still had a foil on the screen and was surprised when I could use it :D Apple Sticks to LCD yet but they have the best LCD on market

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                                        • AnonD-260677
                                        • Hkt
                                        • 20 Jul 2016

                                        AnonD-523334, 20 Jul 2016Hahahahaha!!! Tears in my eyes!!!! I'm Indian and never lo... moregood joke dude......