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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 13 |
| 2015-08-13 | -- |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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 S23 Ultra is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note 5, having a general score of 81.5 against 79.3. Galaxy S23 Ultra's construction is somewhat thicker but much lighter than Galaxy Note 5. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S23 Ultra has newer 13 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features and optimized performance.
Galaxy Note 5 has a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Note 5 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera, a larger aperture for better photography in low light situations and a lot larger back camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy S23 Ultra has a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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