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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-08-23 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Aura black, Aura glow and Aura white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 950.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note10 is way better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), having a general score of 89 against 71.9. The Galaxy Note10 construction is a lot newer than the Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, although it is a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Galaxy Note10 has a quite better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note10 also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy Note10 both count with incredibly similar displays, because although the Galaxy Note10 has a just a bit worse display density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2280px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note10 shoots better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a back camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way larger aperture to take better low-light photos and video and a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note10 features superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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