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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2015-08-21 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Google Pixel XL is a bit better than the Galaxy Note5, with a overall score of 81.3 against 80.2. The Google Pixel XL is a newer and just a little bit lighter phone than the Galaxy Note5, but it's also somewhat thicker. Galaxy Note5 has a bit better CPU than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy Note5 also has a greater number of cores.
Google Pixel XL counts with a screen that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Note5 one, because although the Google Pixel XL has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1440 x 2560, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy Note5 has just a bit better camera than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a smaller camera sensor, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a larger aperture for better low-light images and video and a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
The Google Pixel XL features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Google Pixel XL features a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 15% larger battery capacity.
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