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

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, available to use: 24 GB

64GB, available to use: 54.1 GB, not expandable

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 128 GB

Device type:

Smartphone

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:

F2.2; 31 mm; 1/2.6"; 1.12 μm

F1.9; 28 mm; 1/2.6"; 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

Video capture:

2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

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 (176.0 g)

6.03 oz (171.0 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

Keys:

Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key

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:

Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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

Speakers:

Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Features:

Album art cover, Background playback

Screen mirroring:

DLNA, MHL, MirrorLink

Wireless screen share

Additional microphone(s):

for Noise cancellation, Video recording

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

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou

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

Hearing aid compatible:

M3, T4

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:

Date approved:

Sep 05, 2014

Jul 15, 2015

FCC ID value:

A3LSMN910C link

A3LSMN920A link

Measured SAR:

Head:

0.17 W/kg

0.22 W/kg

Body:

0.86 W/kg

0.76 W/kg

Simultaneous Transmission:

1.20 W/kg

1.27 W/kg

Wireless Router:

1.08 W/kg

0.98 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced:

Sep 03, 2014

Aug 13, 2015