Meizu PRO 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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Meizu PRO 5

Meizu PRO 5

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

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Meizu PRO 5 or Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Meizu PRO 5 Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)
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Release date 2015, September 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.7 x 78 x 7.5 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.07 in 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 171 g | 6.03 oz
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Colors Gray, Gold, Silver, Black/Silver Black Sapphire, White Pearl
Battery 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Music play - Up to 48 h Talking time - Up to 28 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 57 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.7" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.3% 76.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 386 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 21 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -21 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.4'', 1.12µm, PDAF & laser AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop); Flyme 5 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
64 GB, 4 GB RAM
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 248 242
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 991 920
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1357
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4227
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3032

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - M576 model 
TD-SCDMA - M576 model
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - M576 model
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - N920V, N920R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N920V, N920R 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N920P
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - N920V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N920P 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900) - N920R
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.51 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Fast battery charging: 65% in 30 min (mCharge 2.0)

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
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- PMA wireless charging
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Versions
- Versions: N920V (Verizon); N920P (Sprint); N920R (US Cellular)

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