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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 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 |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Sport's overall score of 77.8. Galaxy Note5's design is newer and somewhat thinner, but also a little bit heavier than Galaxy S5 Sport. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch of screen and a bit smaller display.
Galaxy Note5 counts with more memory for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S5 Sport features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Galaxy Note5 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy Note5 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a same size back-facing camera sensor, the same video frame rates and a same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy Note5 also has a larger camera aperture.
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