Samsung Galaxy Note4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 - specs comparison

Display

Size

5.7 inches

Resolution

2560 x 1440 pixels,

515 PPI

2560 x 1440 pixels,

518 PPI

Technology

Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body

74.39 %

76.62 %

Features

Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware & Performance

System chip

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Processor

Octa-core, 1900 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm

Octa-core, 2100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm

GPU

Mali-T760 MP6

Mali-T760 MP8

RAM

3GB LPDDR3

4GB LPDDR4

Internal storage

32GB

64GB, not expandable

Storage expansion

microSDXC up to 128 GB

OS

Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity

3220 mAh

3000 mAh

Type

Li - Ion, User replaceable

Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor)

16 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)

Specifications

Aperture size: F2.2; Focal length: 31 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Aperture size: F1.9; Focal length: 28 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD), 640x480 (VGA)

Features

OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing

OIS, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling

Front

3.7 MP

5 MP

Design

Dimensions

6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches (153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm)

6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm)

Weight

6.21 oz (176 g)

6.03 oz (171 g)

Materials

Back: Plastic; Frame: Aluminum

Back: Glass; Frame: Metal

Biometrics

Fingerprint (swipe)

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys

Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys

Colors

Black, Gold, Pink, White

Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan, White pearl

Cellular

LTE (FDD)

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD)

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)

LTE (TDD)

Bands 40(2300)

UMTS

850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz

Data Speed

LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA

LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS

SIM type

Micro SIM

Nano SIM

VoLTE

Yes

Multimedia

Headphones

3.5mm jack

Features

Album art cover, Background playback

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth

4.1, EDR

4.2

Wi-Fi

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot

USB

microUSB, USB 2.0

Features

Charging, OTG, Video out, Mass storage device

Charging, Mass storage device

HDMI

Yes

Sensors

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture, Barometer

Other

NFC, ANT+, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync