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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory4 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesno
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.6"
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
yesno
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.03 in6.04 in5.65 in
Width3.0 in2.91 in2.78 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight6.03 oz5.96 oz4.87 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Video outputMHLNoMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

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
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h26.0 h17.0 h
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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