HTC Desire SV vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Desire SV:

  LCD

  Galaxy Note5 (CDMA):

  OLED

• Weight

  Desire SV: 40 g lighter

  Desire SV:

  131 g

  Galaxy Note5 (CDMA):

  171 g

• Width

  Desire SV: 8.2 mm narrower

  Desire SV:

  67.9 mm

  Galaxy Note5 (CDMA):

  76.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire SV: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

  Desire SV:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy Note5 (CDMA):

  5.7 in

• Chipset

  Desire SV:

  Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play

  Galaxy Note5 (CDMA):

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy Note5 (CDMA): 3.1 mm thinner

  Desire SV:

  10.7 mm

  Galaxy Note5 (CDMA):

  7.6 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Desire SV

   Height:

   129.7 mm

   Width:

   67.9 mm

   Depth:

   10.7 mm +3.1 mm versus Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

2. 2. Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

   Height:

   153.2 mm +23.5 mm versus Desire SV

   Width:

   76.1 mm +8.2 mm versus Desire SV

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Desire SV

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) has approximately 70.2% more rectangular screen area than Desire SV.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.