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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-04-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Forest Green, Morning Mist and Stellar Black |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 890.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3216 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 526 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 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 | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.65 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy Note 5 has an overall score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than OnePlus 9 Pro's overall score of 76.6. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Note 5 has older 5.1 version and OnePlus 9 Pro has Android 11 version. Galaxy Note 5's construction is lighter and thinner than the OnePlus 9 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The OnePlus 9 Pro features a superior processor than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM memory. Galaxy Note 5 features a bit better display than OnePlus 9 Pro, although it has a bit lower number of pixels per display inch, a bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
The OnePlus 9 Pro counts with much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The OnePlus 9 Pro captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography, a way more megapixels back facing camera, a lot better 7680x4320 video quality and a much bigger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The OnePlus 9 Pro features a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, Galaxy Note 5 is also by far the cheapest one, making it a no doubt choice.
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