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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 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-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 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 |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than Huawei nova 3, getting a score of 80.2 against 76.3. The Galaxy Note5 is better than the Huawei nova 3, we must highlight that it's also notably older, a little heavier and just a bit thicker. Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei nova 3 has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking pictures or videos in low light environments, they both have a 16 MP resolution back camera, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates.
Huawei nova 3 counts with greater battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
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