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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-09-30 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than Nokia 7.2, with an 80.2 score against 75.9. The Galaxy Note5 is an noticeably older phone than Nokia 7.2, but it is just a bit lighter and a little thinner anyway. The Nokia 7.2 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nokia 7.2 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a slightly better looking display than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels number per display inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better camera than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a camera with lot less megapixels resolution, a lot smaller sensor shooting much worse quality photographs and a smaller camera aperture which is worse for capturing photographs and videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Nokia 7.2 has a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Nokia 7.2 counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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