Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | 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 (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 |
| 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 4.2 | 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 Note 5 is a little bit better than Huawei P9, getting a global score of 79.3 against 72.9. Even being the best cellphone in this comparison, it must be noted that it's also just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei P9 counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
The Galaxy Note 5 has a brighter display than Huawei P9, because it has a quite better display pixels density, a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a bit larger screen. The Galaxy Note 5 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a larger camera aperture.
The Huawei P9 features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with a battery lifetime that's very similar to Huawei P9's battery lifetime.
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