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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.3Android 4.3Android 4.4Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz1.4 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory4 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1.5GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.8 in4.8 in5.1 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi306.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
noyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.6 f
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps240.0 fps
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB128GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height6.03 in5.38 in5.38 in5.59 in5.86 in
Width3.0 in2.78 in2.79 in2.85 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.34 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight6.03 oz4.69 oz4.66 oz5.11 oz5.47 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.04.04.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.1
Video outputMHLMHL
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyesyes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h830.0 h330.0 h390.0 h326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h22.0 h14.0 h21.0 h20.0 h
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyesno
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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