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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-05-21 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than Honor 20 Pro, getting an 80.2 score against 73.2. Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an noticeably older phone than the Honor 20 Pro, but it's a little bit lighter and a bit thinner anyway. Honor 20 Pro has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Honor 20 Pro also has more RAM.
Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better looking display than Honor 20 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel quantity in each inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Honor 20 Pro captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Honor 20 Pro also has a much bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations, a camera in the back with a much higher resolution and a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Honor 20 Pro counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The Honor 20 Pro counts with improved battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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