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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 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 %
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4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
84 %
4 stars
7 %
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7 %
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4.0 out of 5
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
18 %
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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39 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
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23 %
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core10-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek Helio X MT6797
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.5 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density518.0 ppi518.0 ppi534.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesno
HDR
N/A
yesnono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f1.7 f2.0 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 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
120.0 fps
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.6"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 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
256GB200GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
yesyesno
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.03 in6.04 in5.94 in5.94 in
Width3.0 in2.91 in2.85 in2.99 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight6.03 oz5.96 oz5.54 oz6.17 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
Video outputMHLNoNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesno
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3600.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h312.0 h336.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h26.0 h33.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesno
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A

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