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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
14
4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek MT6572
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-400
RAM memory4 GB4 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px854 x 480 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDIPS LCD
Pixel density518.0 ppi518.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
N/A
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB32GB

Dimensions

Height6.03 in6.04 in5.35 in
Width3.0 in2.91 in2.71 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.42 in
Weight6.03 oz5.96 oz
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Bluetooth version4.14.23.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
Video outputMHLNo
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h26.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A

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Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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