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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-01-08 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), with a score of 80.4 against 71.9. Even though the Galaxy Note Fan Edition is newer than the Galaxy A5 (2016), it is a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, a just a bit higher pixels density and a bit bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a camera with less MP resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution and a larger camera aperture.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
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