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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2015-08-21 |
| 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 416 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 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than Huawei P Smart (2020), getting an 80.2 score against 77.5. The Galaxy Note5 construction is a little thinner than Huawei P Smart (2020), although it's just a bit heavier and was released 5 years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a quite greater number of pixels in each display inch.
Huawei P Smart (2020) features a way bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Note5's CPU is just as good as the Huawei P Smart (2020) one, both have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei P Smart (2020) has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy Note5 features a little bit better camera than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light images, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a more mega-pixels camera.
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