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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Glacier |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo, having a overall score of 80.2 against 78.8. Despite of the fact Samsung Galaxy Note5 is notably older and thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo, it's design is still lighter. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note5 has a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse 1440 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface Duo has a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with superior battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3577mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Galaxy Note5 features a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a much higher 16 MP resolution back-facing camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and video.
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