Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black and Forged Green |
| Glass; metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than Motorola Defy (2021), with a global score of 79.3 against 77.2. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has the previous 5.1 version and Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 construction is thinner and incredibly lighter than Motorola Defy (2021), even though it was released 6 years before.
Galaxy Note 5 features a much sharper display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much greater display density and a much better resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Motorola Defy (2021) has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has more cpu cores. Motorola Defy (2021) has a superior camera than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a bigger diafragm aperture, better 60 fps video frame rate, a lot better resolution back facing camera and a way bigger sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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