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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note7 has a general score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note 5's global score of 79.3. Galaxy Note7's body is newer and just a bit lighter than Galaxy Note 5's, but it's also a little thicker. Galaxy Note7 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy Note7 also has 3 more CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note7. They have an equal resolution of 2560 x 1440px, the same pixels density and a same size display. Galaxy Note 5 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and video and a tinier camera sensor which offers a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a lot better 16 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy Note7 has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
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