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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 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 |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than Moto X Style, with a global score of 80.2 against 74.1. The Galaxy Note5 is a incredibly thinner and a bit lighter phone than Moto X Style, even when both of them were only released 0 months apart. The Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better screen than Motorola Moto X Style. Both of them have a screen of the same size, a higher pixel count per inch in the screen and the same resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Moto X Style features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Moto X Style also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto X Style, because it has more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Note5 features a battery life that is just as good as the Moto X Style one. Moto X Style takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting photos in low-light environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Moto X Style also counts with a lot more MP camera in the back and a bigger sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
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