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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | Android 5.1 |
| 2023-07-11 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.10 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2412 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 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 |
| 11.99 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
The Galaxy Note 5 has a score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than Nothing Phone (2)'s 75.6 overall score. Even though Galaxy Note 5 is much older than the Nothing Phone (2), it's construction is thinner and lighter. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version while Nothing Phone (2) has Android 12.
Galaxy Note 5 has a little more vivid screen than Nothing Phone (2), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch in the display and a better 2560 x 1440px resolution. The Nothing Phone (2) counts with a superior processing unit than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 7 more cpu cores and 4 GB more RAM.
Nothing Phone (2) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a F1.9 aperture, the Nothing Phone (2) also has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution, a much larger sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality and faster video frame rate.
Nothing Phone (2) features a much better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The Nothing Phone (2) features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4700mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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