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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2015-08-21 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 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 (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than the Huawei P10 Plus, getting an 80.2 score against 79.8. Even though the Galaxy Note5 is a better cellphone than the Huawei P10 Plus, we must tell that it is also an older, a bit thicker and a little bit heavier cellphone. Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, the Huawei P10 Plus also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
Huawei P10 Plus features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P10 Plus has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 25 percent larger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a slightly better camera than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
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