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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-11-23 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than LG K52, getting a overall score of 80.2 against 76. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 design is just a bit thinner and a bit lighter than the LG K52, even though it was released 5 years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a much better display than LG K52, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a lot greater display density.
The LG K52 features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the LG K52 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. LG K52 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Note5. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy Note5 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than LG K52, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light images, a lot less mega-pixels back camera and a much smaller sensor capturing much worse quality photographs and videos, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition.
LG K52 has superior battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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