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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.35 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 5 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 8, getting a 79.3 score against 77.4. Galaxy Note 5 is a just a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner phone than Huawei Mate 8, even though both were released only a couple months apart. The Huawei Mate 8 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a greater number of cores.
The Galaxy Note 5 has a better display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel quantity in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Galaxy Note 5 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy Note 5 also has a larger aperture and a lot higher video definition.
Huawei Mate 8 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with longer battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Note 5 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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