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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 94.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-09-18 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 9.95 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Mystic black and Mystic bronze |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1930.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has an overall score of 94.6, which is better than Galaxy Note5's 80.2 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 construction is newer and just a little bit thinner, but also way heavier than the Galaxy Note5. Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a back camera with a lot worse resolution and a lower (4K) video definition, it also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality photos and videos and a bigger camera aperture.
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