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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-09-29 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note4 has a global score of 77.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. The Galaxy Note4 body is a bit thinner but a little heavier than the Galaxy S5 Active, and they were only released 3 months apart. Galaxy S5 Active has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note4, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080px resolution, a quite smaller screen and a just a bit worse pixels amount in each inch in the display.
Galaxy Note4 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 128 GB, the Galaxy Note4 also has 16 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy S5 Active counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has less RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra GPU.
Galaxy Note4 features a much better camera than Galaxy S5 Active. Both of them have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same video frame rates and a 16 megapixels resolution camera. The Galaxy Note4 has a little longer battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3220mAh battery capacity.
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