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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 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 | 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a general score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s general score of 76.5. The Galaxy Note5 construction is just a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), despite of the fact that it was released 4 years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a superior storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s CPU is just as good as Galaxy Note5's processing unit, both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light captures, and they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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