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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 4 XL is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note5, getting a score of 82.9 against 80.2. Google Pixel 4 XL's construction is much newer than Galaxy Note5's, but it's heavier and a bit thicker. The Google Pixel 4 XL features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a bit higher 1440 x 3040 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a just a little better display density.
The Google Pixel 4 XL counts with as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as the Galaxy Note5 one, both have the same internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Google Pixel 4 XL counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Note5 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and a tinier back camera sensor taking worse quality pictures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a camera with lot more MP.
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