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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a general score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's general score of 79.3. Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an notably older cellphone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, but Samsung was able to make it just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note5 features just a bit better display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video definition and a lot less megapixels resolution camera in the back, they both have the same camera aperture.
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