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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than Huawei P Smart (2021), having a 79.3 score against 79.2. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version and Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10 version. Samsung Galaxy Note 5's construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Huawei P Smart (2021), although it was released 5 years before.
Galaxy Note 5 has a more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels count per screen inch and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has 7 more CPU cores. Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 67 percent larger battery capacity.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much better camera than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a back camera with way more megapixels, a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and video and a lot larger sensor shooting way better quality videos and photographs.
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