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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | ZTE |
| Android 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-02-07 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Ochre and White |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is just a bit better than the ZTE Axon 10s Pro, having a 79.3 score against 76.6. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is an extremely older cellphone than the ZTE Axon 10s Pro, but Samsung was able to build it a bit lighter and a little bit thinner. Both devices in this review have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has older 5.1 version and ZTE Axon 10s Pro has Android 9.0 Pie.
The ZTE Axon 10s Pro features a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy Note 5 counts with a brighter screen than ZTE Axon 10s Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel amount in each display inch and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
ZTE Axon 10s Pro counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note 5 counts with just a bit better camera than ZTE Axon 10s Pro, because although it has a smaller aperture, a back camera with a way worse resolution and a way tinier back-facing camera sensor which provides a much worse photo and video quality, it also counts with a way higher video quality.
ZTE Axon 10s Pro has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity.
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