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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-08-21 |
| 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Samsung 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, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 has a global score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 score. The Galaxy Note5 construction is a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than Huawei Mate 8, even though both of them were released only 3 months apart. The Galaxy Note5 features a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixels amount per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 8 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 8 features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger aperture. Huawei Mate 8 features improved battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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