Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Glacial green | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 747.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 3168 x 1440 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 512 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 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 | |
| 48.00 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 |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Galaxy Note 5 is just a bit better than OnePlus 8 Pro, with a 79.3 score against 77.2. The Galaxy Note 5 is an incredibly older device than OnePlus 8 Pro, but it is lighter and just a little thinner anyway. The OnePlus 8 Pro features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a just a little worse count of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite better 1440 x 3168 resolution and a larger display.
The OnePlus 8 Pro has a quite better processing power than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 7 more cores and more RAM. OnePlus 8 Pro has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has a much higher resolution back facing camera, a lot bigger sensor which provides a much better image and video quality, a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
OnePlus 8 Pro features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4510mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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