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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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3.6 out of 5
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4.3 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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4.0 out of 5
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18 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory4 GB6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in6.3 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi521.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
1.7 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Black
Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.03 in6.4 in5.86 in
Width3.0 in2.94 in2.95 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight6.03 oz6.88 oz6.53 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.15.04.2
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 outputMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yes
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 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
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Data transmission
N/A
VoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGPS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h220.0 h384.0 h
Talk time21.0 h22.0 h32.0 h
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes

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