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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2021-04-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than the TCL 20 Pro 5G's 76.1 general score. Although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 is much older than the TCL 20 Pro 5G, it's construction is somewhat thinner and lighter. TCL 20 Pro 5G's CPU is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Note5 one, and although the TCL 20 Pro 5G has more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better display than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher pixels amount per display inch. The TCL 20 Pro 5G shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also has a much more mega-pixels back camera, a larger aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited environments and a lot bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
TCL 20 Pro 5G features much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. The TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity.
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