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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J8, getting an 80.2 score against 76.7. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy Note5 is older than the Samsung Galaxy J8, it's construction is just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter. Galaxy Note5 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy J8. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a better looking display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a lot better pixels count per inch of screen. Galaxy J8 features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy J8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a 16 mega pixels resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a way higher video quality and a larger back camera sensor. The Galaxy J8 features a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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