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Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G , Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.5", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" inc 5.7" inch
Screen area 101.0 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.8% 76.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS) 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 650 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 32/64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 8 score 573850
GeekBench 5 Single Core 242
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 920
General specs Release date 2020, September 23 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.8 Х 74.5 Х 8.4 mm 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 190 g 171 g
Colors Cloud Lavender, Cloud Mint, Cloud Navy, Cloud White, Cloud Red, Cloud Orange Black Sapphire, White Pearl
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 670 EUR 540 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 28 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 Show all network frequencies: -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), 5(850), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N920P  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900) - N920R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1800/200 Mbps, 5G 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/6, 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
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)     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 FM radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Always-on display -120Hz refresh rate -HDR10+ 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus - Versions: N920V (Verizon); N920P (Sprint); N920R (US Cellular)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S20 FE 5G
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB