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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-06-09 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Galaxy Note5 has a general score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than Huawei P smart S's 77.2 score. Galaxy Note5's design is just a bit thinner than Huawei P smart S, although it is just a little heavier and was released many years before. Huawei P smart S and Galaxy Note5 have very similar CPUs, both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better display than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a little higher pixel quantity per screen inch. Huawei P smart S has much more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P smart S features greater battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 33 percent more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P smart S, although it has a lot less mega pixels camera and a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing photos and video in low light situations.
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