Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 or Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | Samsung Galaxy Note 5 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2017, August | 2015, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 2.94 in | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in | |
| Weight | 195 g | 6.88 oz | 171 g | 6.03 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only) | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl | |
| Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h |
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| Approximate price | 550 EUR | 470 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.3" in | 5.7" in | |
| Screen area | 101.1 cm2 | 88.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.2% | 75.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 521 PPI | 518 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 94 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 100 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 84 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
- Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
- Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
Mali-T760MP8 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 259278 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 367 | 261 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1327 | 807 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1318 | 707 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 554 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 345 | 244 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1509 | 926 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1792 | 1303 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6277 | 4028 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 9051 | 2908 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3822 | 1752 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
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| Versions |
- Versions: N950F (Single SIM: Europe, Australia); N950FD (Global Dual SIM: Europe, LATAM, Brazil; Australia); N950U/U1 (USA); N950W (Canada); N9500 (China); N950N (South Korea) Also known as Samsung Ga |
- Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India) |
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