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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is much better than the Honor 9X Pro, with a 79.3 score against 71.9. The Galaxy Note 5 construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Honor 9X Pro, even though it was released many years before. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version while Honor 9X Pro has Android 10.
The Honor 9X Pro has a little bit better performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. The Galaxy Note 5 features a better display than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display density and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
The Honor 9X Pro captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Honor 9X Pro also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos, a lot better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a much larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Honor 9X Pro counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. Honor 9X Pro counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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