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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-03-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.08 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a general score of 80.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei P40 Lite's global score of 79.5. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Note5 is way older than the Huawei P40 Lite, it's design is somewhat thinner and a little lighter. The Galaxy Note5 has a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels number per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Huawei P40 Lite counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P40 Lite shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and videos, a lot larger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
The Huawei P40 Lite counts with much more memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei P40 Lite features a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 40% greater battery size.
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