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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
AT&TSM-N915A
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 525 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than the Galaxy Note Edge, with an 81.9 score against 81.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is newer than Galaxy Note Edge, it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy Note Edge has a bit better CPU than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
Galaxy Note Edge counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a little worse 2560 x 1440 resolution, a bit lower display density and a little bit smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge captures slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier sensor shooting worse quality videos and photographs and a lot smaller aperture which is not good for shooting photos in low-light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy S8 Active has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with better battery life than Galaxy Note Edge, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy choice.
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