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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2015-08-21 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Metal; metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 |
| 8.03 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | 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
Galaxy Note5 is much better than Huawei P8 Max, having an 80.2 score against 72.6. The Galaxy Note5 design is a lot lighter but just a little thicker than Huawei P8 Max, and both were only released with a few months difference. Galaxy Note5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a way higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei P8 Max counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Huawei P8 Max also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P8 Max, because it has more RAM memory and 7 more cpu cores.
The Huawei P8 Max has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a very superior camera than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a larger camera aperture, a much higher (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a higher 16 mega pixels resolution.
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