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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-13 | 2019-04-26 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than Galaxy A70, having a overall score of 79.3 against 76.9. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note 5 has 5.1 version and Galaxy A70 has Android 10. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy Note 5 is much older than Galaxy A70, it's construction is a little bit lighter and a bit thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440. The Galaxy A70 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A70 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more processing cores (although slower) and 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A70 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a bigger camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a better device, it costs more money than Galaxy A70, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A70. If you want to save some money, you can buy Galaxy A70, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your budget.
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