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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than Google Pixel 3a, having a global score of 80.2 against 78.8. The Galaxy Note5 construction is just a bit thinner than Google Pixel 3a, although it is somewhat heavier and was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a bit better processing power than Google Pixel 3a. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a quite bigger screen, a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a just a little greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Note5 and Google Pixel 3a feature quite similar storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have the same 64 GB internal storage.
Google Pixel 3a and Samsung Galaxy Note5 have incredibly similar batteries. The Galaxy Note5 features just a bit better camera than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and a tinier sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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