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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.3 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 has a general score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 global score. Even when Galaxy Note 5 and the Huawei Mate 8 were released with only 4 months difference, Galaxy Note 5 is just a little lighter and a bit thinner. Galaxy Note 5 features a sharper display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
The Huawei Mate 8 has a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 8 has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a greater number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Note 5 features just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy Note 5 also has a way better video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited situations. The Huawei Mate 8 features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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