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ZTE nubia X vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 , ZTE nubia X

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.

ZTE nubia X 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.26", with resolution 1080x2280. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" inch 6.26" inch
Screen area 88.5 cm2 97.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.9% 86.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 2280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 518 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF -24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm Uses main cameras
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo); Nubia UI 6
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 630
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 128/256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2908
GeekBench 4 Battery 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
General specs Release date 2015, August 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm 154.1 Х 73.3 Х 8.4 mm
Weight 171 g 181 g
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl Blue Gold, Sea Blue, Black Gold, Deep Gray, Starry Night (512 GB only)
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 470 EUR 450 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 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) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 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 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, 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 Yes No
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Secondary display (on the back): OLED, 5.1 inches, 720 x 1520 pixels, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other features Dop 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) Sensors Dual fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 4.0)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy nubia X
  • Screen 6.26"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP