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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-16 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Glowing night | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than vivo NEX 3, getting an 80.2 score against 73.9. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an incredibly older cellphone than vivo NEX 3, but Samsung managed to make it somewhat thinner and a lot lighter. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a little more vivid display than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per display inch and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution.
Vivo NEX 3 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory capacity. Vivo NEX 3 counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the vivo NEX 3 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The vivo NEX 3 takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the vivo NEX 3 also has a way bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video and a much better 64 mega pixels resolution camera.
Vivo NEX 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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