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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-08-13 | -- |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Glass; metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 9.6 |
| 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 5.3 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A16 5G's 76.2 score. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a somewhat lighter and a little thinner phone than the Galaxy A16 5G. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has the previous 5.1 version while Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14.
Galaxy Note 5 has a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has less cpu cores (although faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a greater number of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy Note 5 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for capturing images and videos in poorly lited situations and a back-facing camera with a way worse 16 mega pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy A16 5G has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 67 percent larger battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Note 5 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy A16 5G, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy A16 5G. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Galaxy Note 5, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy A16 5G, giving up a couple specifications.
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