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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2015-08-21 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, with an 80.2 score against 77.4. Although the Galaxy Note5 and the Huawei Mate 8 were only released 3 months apart, the Galaxy Note5 is a bit lighter and just a bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density and a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.
The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount. Huawei Mate 8 features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB.
Galaxy Note5 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a 16 mega-pixels camera in the back, the Galaxy Note5 also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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