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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| 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 7420 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's global score of 75.6. Even though Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a little bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, it's thinner and also newer. The Galaxy S5 Active has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of screen, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little bit smaller display.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a superior camera than Galaxy S5 Active. Both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 7% bigger battery size.
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