Nokia 6.1 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

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

  6.1:

  LCD

  Galaxy Note 5:

  OLED

• Screen diagonal

  6.1: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  6.1:

  5.5 in

  Galaxy Note 5:

  5.7 in

• Chipset

  6.1:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

  Galaxy Note 5:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy Note 5: 0.6 mm thinner

  6.1:

  8.2 mm

  Galaxy Note 5:

  7.6 mm

• Height

  6.1: 4.4 mm shorter

  6.1:

  148.8 mm

  Galaxy Note 5:

  153.2 mm

• Release year

  6.1:

  2018

  Galaxy Note 5:

  2015

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. 6.1

   Height:

   148.8 mm

   Width:

   75.8 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.6 mm versus Galaxy Note 5

2. 2. Galaxy Note 5

   Height:

   153.2 mm +4.4 mm versus 6.1

   Width:

   76.1 mm

   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. 6.1

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy Note 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

Galaxy Note 5 has approximately 7.4% more rectangular screen area than 6.1.

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.