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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-01-05 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.87 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gray and Red | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than LG G Flex 2, getting a score of 80.2 against 75.2. Even though Galaxy Note5 and the LG G Flex 2 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Galaxy Note5 construction is heavier but also thinner than the LG G Flex 2. The LG G Flex 2 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the LG G Flex 2 also counts with a graphics processor and a 64-bits processor.
The LG G Flex 2 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a bit lower number of pixels per inch in the display and a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution. The LG G Flex 2 features just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a battery life that is very similar to the battery performance in LG G Flex 2. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a better camera than LG G Flex 2, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a more MP back-facing camera.
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