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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than OnePlus 8 UW, with a 79.3 score against 75.9. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy Note 5 is noticeably older than OnePlus 8 UW, it's body is just a little thinner and a little lighter. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Note 5 has older 5.1 version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10.
The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a little sharper screen than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a better pixels count per inch of screen. OnePlus 8 UW counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The OnePlus 8 UW features a more powerful processor than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. OnePlus 8 UW has a really longer battery life than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 43% greater battery capacity. The OnePlus 8 UW takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a way bigger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a bigger aperture for better captures and videos in low light situations and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Galaxy Note 5 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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