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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-29 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A21, having an 80.2 score against 76.1. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Note5 is much older than the Samsung Galaxy A21, it's design is a little thinner and somewhat lighter. The Galaxy A21 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note5, although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a much better display than Galaxy A21, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater display pixels density and a lot better 1440 x 2560 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A21 features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A21 features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 33% larger battery size. Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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