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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M20, getting a global score of 80.2 against 78.9. Even though the Galaxy Note5 is much older than Samsung Galaxy M20, it's body is thinner and just a little bit lighter. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater pixel density.
Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy M20. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M20 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Note5 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy Note5 also has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality, a better 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a bigger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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