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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 5.1 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 has a score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate Xs 2's general score of 72.6. The Galaxy Note 5 works with Android 5.1 OS, and Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with HarmonyOS OS. The Galaxy Note 5 is an extremely older and way thicker phone than the Huawei Mate Xs 2, but Samsung was able to make it a lot lighter anyway.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with a much sharper display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px, it also counts with a just a bit higher count of pixels in each inch in the screen. Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Note 5 counts with a really superior processing power than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has lesser processing cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate Xs 2 features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 53% greater battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures and video in poorly lited situations and a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution.
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