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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 5.1 |
| 2021-04-02 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.43 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Forest Green, Morning Mist and Stellar Black | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 890.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 3216 x 1440 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 526 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 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 660 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 |
| 23.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) 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 |
| 12.65 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 has an overall score of 79.3, which is a bit better than OnePlus 9 Pro's overall score of 76.6. The Galaxy Note 5 construction is lighter and somewhat thinner than OnePlus 9 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Both phones in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Note 5 has 5.1 version and OnePlus 9 Pro has Android 11.
The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a bit better looking display than OnePlus 9 Pro, although it has a little bit lower screen pixels density, a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 2560 x 1440 resolution. The OnePlus 9 Pro counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The OnePlus 9 Pro features a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has more RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster). The OnePlus 9 Pro has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. OnePlus 9 Pro takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a bigger aperture, a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a way bigger back camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and pictures and a way better video resolution.
The Galaxy Note 5 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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