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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is a bit better than the Huawei P10 Lite, with a score of 79.3 against 72.8. Galaxy Note 5's construction is older, just a bit thicker and heavier than Huawei P10 Lite. Huawei P10 Lite has a little faster processor than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Huawei P10 Lite also has 7 more CPU cores.
Galaxy Note 5 has a much better looking display than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution, a little larger display and a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a much better camera than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Huawei P10 Lite has a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Huawei P10 Lite both feature similar battery durations.
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