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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a general score of 80.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3i's overall score of 73.7. Galaxy Note5's construction has the same thickness than the Huawei nova 3i, but it is just a little heavier. Galaxy Note5 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater screen density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Huawei nova 3i features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a processor that is just as good as Huawei nova 3i's processor, they have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Huawei nova 3i counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy Note5 has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the Galaxy Note5 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
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