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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | 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 (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 5 has a general score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2020)'s 77.5 overall score. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note 5 has 5.1 version and Huawei P Smart (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Galaxy Note 5 design is just a little bit thinner than the Huawei P Smart (2020), but it is just a little bit heavier and was released 5 years before.
Galaxy Note 5 counts with a better display than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Huawei P Smart (2020) features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also has a larger number of cores. The Huawei P Smart (2020) features a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 13% greater battery size.
The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting pictures in low light situations, it also counts with a more megapixels camera and a way better video resolution.
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