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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 5.1 |
| -- | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.03 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G710 MP7 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 6.12 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.69 | 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 has an overall score of 79.3, which is slightly better than Google Pixel 7a's 72.1 global score. Both phones we are comparing here have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version while Google Pixel 7a has Android 13. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a much better screen than Google Pixel 7a, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display pixels density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a really superior performance than Google Pixel 7a, although it has less cpu cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM. Galaxy Note 5 features a superior camera than Google Pixel 7a, although it has a lot less megapixels resolution camera. The Google Pixel 7a counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 7a.
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