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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
SprintSM-N915P
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.0, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 400.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 525 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy Note Edge is a bit better than Xperia 5, having a general score of 81.7 against 81. Galaxy Note Edge is an a lot older, a bit thicker and just a little bit heavier phone than Xperia 5. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge counts with a much better looking screen than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 2560 x 1440px resolution and a little bit higher pixels quantity per display inch.
The Xperia 5 has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Note Edge, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 more cores and 3 GB more RAM memory. The Xperia 5 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Xperia 5 has just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Note Edge, because it has a 5 percent bigger battery size. Galaxy Note Edge features a slightly better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a way tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light images and video, and they both have a same size back-facing camera sensor, the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy Note Edge also counts with a back camera with a way higher 16 MP resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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