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Samsung Galaxy Note5


Samsung Galaxy Note3


Samsung Galaxy Note5
Samsung Galaxy Note3

Released in August 2015. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 518 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in September 2013. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 386 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,200 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Thinner (9%)
  • Much better quality screen (25%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (11%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • Better battery capacity (6%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Samsung Galaxy Note3
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2015 September 2013
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) TouchWiz UI (Android 4.3)
Dimensions
Size 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in
Weight 171 g
6.03 oz
168 g
5.93 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,560 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 518 386
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 13 MP f/2.2 Standard
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 2 MP f/2.4 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable - microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A15
4x 1.30 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Mali-T628 MP6
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,200 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W -
Removable False True
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Samsung Galaxy Note3

Samsung Galaxy Note5

Samsung Galaxy Note3

5.7"
171 g
6.03 oz

5.7"
168 g
5.93 oz