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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-09-10 | 2015-08-13 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Glacier | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 11.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 5.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 has a general score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo's general score of 78.8. The Galaxy Note 5 is a way older and a lot thicker cellphone than Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung managed to make it noticeably lighter anyway. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Note 5 has older 5.1 version and Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10 version.
Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. Galaxy Note 5 features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px, it also counts with a higher display pixel density.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Microsoft Surface Duo features greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 19% more battery capacity. The Galaxy Note 5 captures better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a way better 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger aperture to capture better photos in low-light situations.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Note 5 is also by far the cheapest, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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