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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Available colors

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 5.0Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory4 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.1 in5.1 in5.7 in5.1 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
yesnononono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonononoyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyesyes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

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
64 GB
Memory card readernoyesnonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
N/A
200GB256GB

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
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yesnonoyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonononono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.03 in5.59 in5.59 in6.08 in5.61 in5.86 in
Width3.0 in2.85 in2.76 in2.98 in2.74 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.32 in0.28 in0.27 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.03 oz5.11 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz5.36 oz5.47 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.04.14.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.02.0
3.1
Video outputMHLMHLMHLNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesnoyesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracastGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
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
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h390.0 h302.0 h
N/A
288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h21.0 h18.0 h20.0 h27.0 h20.0 h
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesnononono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesnoyesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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