Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) vs BLU Energy X Plus Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

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BLU Energy X Plus

BLU Energy X Plus

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) or BLU Energy X Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) BLU Energy X Plus
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Release date 2015, August 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in 143 x 69.9 x 8.5 mm | 5.63 x 5.63 x 2.75 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
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Colors Black Sapphire, White Pearl Gold, Grey
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 28 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 57 h
Stand by time - Up to 800 h (2G) / Up to 725 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 52 h (2G) / Up to 38 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.8% 68.9%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 5 MP
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) - Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T720
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 5 Single Core 242
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 920

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP
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 FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 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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