Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 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-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 has an overall score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 overall score. Despite being the best phone we are comparing here, the Galaxy Note5 body is a little thicker and a little bit heavier than Huawei P9 Plus. Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has more pixels per inch of display, a quite bigger screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei P9 Plus features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note5. They have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 takes clearer photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments, a way higher video definition, a bigger camera sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 16 MP resolution.
Huawei P9 Plus has a little better battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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