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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
14
4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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3.6 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 420
RAM memory4 GB4 GB6 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in6.3 in5.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px2560 x 1600 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi518.0 ppi521.0 ppi539.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps60.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.55"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.03 in6.04 in6.4 in5.96 in
Width3.0 in2.91 in2.94 in3.24 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.34 in0.33 in
Weight6.03 oz5.96 oz6.88 oz6.14 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.25.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBCSBC
N/A
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
2.0
Video outputMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-CMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesno

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
MirrorLink
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+VoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h312.0 h220.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h26.0 h22.0 h18.0 h
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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