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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 5.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory4 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.1 in5.1 in5.7 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
yesnonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nononono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
1.7 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 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 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesnonoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
N/A
200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
yesnonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nononono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.03 in5.59 in5.59 in6.08 in5.61 in
Width3.0 in2.85 in2.76 in2.98 in2.74 in
Depth0.3 in0.32 in0.28 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight6.03 oz5.11 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz5.36 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.04.14.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.02.0
Video outputMHLMHLMHLNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesnoyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
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
  • 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
  • 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
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracastGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
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
N/A
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h390.0 h302.0 h
N/A
288.0 h
Talk time21.0 h21.0 h18.0 h20.0 h27.0 h
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesnonono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesnoyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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