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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-12-07 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.54 x 3.02 x 0.36 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Mist Gray and Placid Blue | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G SM6350 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619L GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.33 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a little bit better than the TCL 20 5G, getting a 79.3 score against 73.1. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is an extremely older cellphone than TCL 20 5G, but Samsung was able to build it somewhat lighter and thinner. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version while TCL 20 5G has Android 10.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a better display than TCL 20 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better screen density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440. TCL 20 5G counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has more RAM memory and more cpu cores.
TCL 20 5G counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the TCL 20 5G also has a bigger aperture, a much larger back-facing camera sensor and a camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution.
TCL 20 5G has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The TCL 20 5G counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
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