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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than the Huawei P Smart (2021), with a score of 80.2 against 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 body is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Huawei P Smart (2021), even though it was released many years before. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better pixel quantity per screen inch.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better processing unit than Huawei P Smart (2021). They have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 67% larger battery capacity. Huawei P Smart (2021) features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution, a larger camera aperture to capture better captures and video in low light environments and a lot bigger camera sensor taking way better quality photos and videos.
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