Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.1 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2015-08-13 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal and Metal | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 5 has a global score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei P8max's 72.1 score. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version while Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop. Although Galaxy Note 5 and the Huawei P8max were only released 1 months apart, the Galaxy Note 5 body is a little thicker but way lighter.
Galaxy Note 5 counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much greater display pixels density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Huawei P8max has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more cores (although they are slower).
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei P8max, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution, a camera with more MP and a larger aperture to take better low-light captures. The Huawei P8max features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Huawei P8max also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
Huawei P8max features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4360mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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