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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 is slightly better than the Galaxy Note 5, with an 80 score against 79.3. Google Pixel 3 is a notably newer and somewhat lighter phone than Galaxy Note 5, but it's a bit thicker. Galaxy Note 5 has a brighter screen than Google Pixel 3, because it has a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, a little bit larger screen and a bit greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Google Pixel 3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 count with quite similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Google Pixel 3 counts with a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Google Pixel 3 also has a greater number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a tinier sensor and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a much more megapixels camera in the back.
Google Pixel 3 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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