Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
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Release date 2015, August 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Sapphire, White Pearl Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl, Pink
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 28 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 57 h
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology Super 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 88.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.8% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI
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 No No
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 6 Single Core 257
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 815
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 679
GeekBench 5 Single Core 242 243
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 920 928
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1309
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4059
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2914
GeekBench 4 Battery 1666

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928T, G928A 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928I, G928G 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928F
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800) - G928T 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800) - G928A 
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), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300) - G928I, G928G 
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), 20(800), 26(850) - G928F
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
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)    
SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-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, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Stylus
- PMA wireless charging
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- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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Versions
- Versions: N920V (Verizon); N920P (Sprint); N920R (US Cellular)

- Versions: G928F (Europe); G928G (India); G928T (T-Mobile); G928A (AT&T); G928I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore)

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