Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | ZTE |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-03-30 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than ZTE Axon 11, with an 80.2 score against 76. Galaxy Note5 is a notably older and just a little bit heavier phone than ZTE Axon 11, but Samsung was able to make it just a little thinner anyway. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a little sharper display than ZTE Axon 11, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a better number of pixels per inch of display.
The ZTE Axon 11 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 2 TB. ZTE Axon 11 has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the ZTE Axon 11 also has more RAM memory.
The ZTE Axon 11 features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy Note5 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than ZTE Axon 11, although it has a way worse 16 megapixels resolution back camera and a worse (4K) video quality, they both have a same size camera aperture.
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