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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2018-03-07 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is better than the Nokia 7 plus, having a score of 80.2 against 72.2. The Galaxy Note5 is an incredibly older phone than Nokia 7 plus, but it is notably thinner and just a bit lighter anyway. Galaxy Note5 counts with a CPU that is just as good as the CPU in Nokia 7 plus, both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM.
The Galaxy Note5 features a bit more vivid screen than Nokia 7 plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater pixels density. Galaxy Note5 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Nokia 7 plus, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for taking images or video in low light environments and a tinier back camera sensor shooting worse quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a way more megapixels camera.
The Nokia 7 plus features a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Nokia 7 plus also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Nokia 7 plus features better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3800mAh battery size.
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