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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 79.3 score against 75.8. The Galaxy Note 5 is an older and a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but Samsung could make it a little thinner anyway. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a just a bit greater number of pixels per inch of screen and a bit larger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a better storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit better CPU than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores.
Galaxy Note 5 features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same resolution back camera and a F1.9 aperture, the Galaxy Note 5 also has a lot higher (4K) video resolution. Galaxy Note 5's battery life is very similar to the Galaxy A5 (2017) one.
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