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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-12-11 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), with an 80.2 score against 77.4. Galaxy Note5's design is a little lighter and just a little bit thinner than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), although it was released many years before. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a little more vivid display than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher pixels quantity per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Note5 shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting photos or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a camera with much more mega pixels and a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs.
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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