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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

3.0 in
6.03 in
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
2.95 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
14
4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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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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0 %
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38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory4 GB4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Screen size5.7 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
Grey

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Height6.03 in5.86 in
Width3.0 in2.95 in
Depth0.3 in0.39 in
Weight6.03 oz6.53 oz

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 5Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h384.0 h
Talk time21.0 h32.0 h

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 5

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7 Active