Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 5.1 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-08-13 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 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 | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 5 has a score of 79.3, which is a bit better than LG G5's overall score of 76.1. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Note 5 has 5.1 version and LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Galaxy Note 5 is a just a bit heavier and a little bit thicker device than the LG G5.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a slightly better screen than LG G5, because although it has a little bit worse display pixel density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a little larger display. The LG G5 counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
The LG G5 features just a little better performance than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the LG G5 also has a higher number of faster cores. The Galaxy Note 5 and the LG G5 feature extremely similar cameras, and although the LG G5 has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos, they both have the same video definition, a camera with a 16 megapixels, a 0.38 inches sensor and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a bit longer battery duration than LG G5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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