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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2015-08-21 | 2017-02-15 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, getting a overall score of 80.2 against 76.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 body is a bit thinner than the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, although it is a little heavier and was released about 18 months before. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better display than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, because it has a bit bigger display, a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a better pixel quantity per inch of display.
The Galaxy Note5 has a bit faster processor than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that admits up to 1,95 TB.
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom features a very superior battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 67 percent greater battery size. Galaxy Note5 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and photos and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
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