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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 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 |
| Kryo 585 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 |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.88 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.16 | 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 has a general score of 79.3, which is slightly better than the OnePlus 8 UW's overall score of 75.9. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10. The Galaxy Note 5 construction is a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than OnePlus 8 UW, although it was released 5 years before.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features just a bit better screen than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a better display density. OnePlus 8 UW features a superior processing unit than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 4 GB more RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 UW has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The OnePlus 8 UW features a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same video quality, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a lot larger camera sensor taking lot better quality photos and videos, a bigger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light environments, faster video frame rate and a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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