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Samsung Galaxy Note5


Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge


Samsung Galaxy Note5
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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 March 2016. Features 5.5 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 534 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 8890 with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,600 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Lighter (9%)
  • Slightly better quality screen (3%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More processing power (8%)
  • Much better battery capacity (17%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2015 March 2016
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in
Weight 171 g
6.03 oz
157 g
5.54 oz
Screen
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,560 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 518 534
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 12 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/1.7 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable - microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 8890
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.30 GHz Mongoose
4x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Mali-T880 MP12
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,600 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
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 S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy Note5

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

5.7"
171 g
6.03 oz

5.5"
157 g
5.54 oz