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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2017-11-17 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink |
| Glass; metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, having a 79.3 score against 79.2. Galaxy Note 5 is an noticeably older device than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, but Samsung managed to make it a little lighter and just a little bit thinner. Galaxy Note 5 features a better looking display than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater display density.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger camera sensor.
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