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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2016-07-28 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | 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 |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 just a bit better than Moto Z Force Droid Edition, with a score of 79.3 against 76.4. Despite being the best phone in this comparison review, Galaxy Note 5's construction is older, a little thicker and a little heavier than Moto Z Force Droid Edition. Galaxy Note 5 has a little bit better display than Moto Z Force Droid Edition, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 2560 x 1440px, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a quite larger screen.
The Moto Z Force Droid Edition has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Moto Z Force Droid Edition also has more CPU cores. The Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition has much more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1,95 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5's camera is just as good as the camera in Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition, although the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a lower (4K) video quality, a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs and/or video in low-light environments and a back camera with a lot worse 16 MP resolution.
The Moto Z Force Droid Edition has a bit superior battery life than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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