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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 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 has an overall score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X's score of 75.6. Galaxy Note5 is an a lot older phone than the Huawei Mate 20 X, but it's a lot lighter and a little thinner anyway. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a brighter display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a higher screen pixels density.
The Huawei Mate 20 X features a bit better performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 20 X has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 X has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. The Galaxy Note5 has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a way tinier back camera sensor and a tinier aperture, they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates.
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