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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Google Pixel 4 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 4 XL , Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Google Pixel 4 XL 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x3040. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 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 P-OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 98.0 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.3% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3040 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 537 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.4, 45mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1.22µm, no AF TOF 3D camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
DxOMark Main Score 112
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 91
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 10 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640 Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2376 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 9045 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2908
Antutu 8 score 425000
GeekBench 4 Battery 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 621 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2420 926
General specs Release date 2019, October 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.4 Х 75.1 Х 8.2 mm 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 193 g 171 g
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Oh So Orange Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 900 EUR 470 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 46(5200), 48, 71(600) - USA Show all network frequencies: -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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 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, DLNA, 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 HD 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 No Yes
Others DCI-P3 100% -HDR -Always-on display -90Hz 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL4 Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 4 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB