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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the Fairphone 5's global score of 75.5. Even though the Galaxy Note5 is noticeably older than Fairphone 5, it's design is lighter and a lot thinner. Fairphone 5 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a quite lower screen pixel density and a little bit lower resolution of 1224 x 2700, it also counts with a little larger display.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy Note5 features a slightly better camera than Fairphone 5, although it has a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor providing a much lower image quality and a lot worse 16 mega pixels resolution back camera, they both have a F1.9 aperture.
Fairphone 5 has much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Fairphone 5 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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