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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is better than the Galaxy J7 Refine, having an 80.2 score against 72.7. The Galaxy Note5 is an notably older device than the Galaxy J7 Refine, but it's thinner and a bit lighter anyway. The Galaxy Note5 features a way better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, a much higher pixel number per inch in the display and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy Note5 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy Note5 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy Note5 takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and video, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures, a back camera with a higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine has a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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