Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA)

August, 2015

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

December, 2015

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)


Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (USA)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Price
EUR: €450EUR: €160
USD: N/AUSD: N/A
GBP: N/AGBP: N/A
INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: N/APKR: N/A
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in)144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
Weight
171 g (6.03 oz)155 g (5.47 oz)
Build
StylusGlass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Colors
Black Sapphire, White PearlBlack, White, Gold, Pink
Models
SM-N920, SM-N920P, SM-N920V, SM-N920R, SM-N920W8, SM-N920R4SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510
Display
Type
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Size
5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~76.8% screen-to-body ratio)5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTEGSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N920V, N920RHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
2, 3, 4, 7, 13 N920V1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
32GB ROM, 4GB RAM

64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
16GB ROM, 2GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 2.0eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Card Slot
NomicroSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) dual SIM model only
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA, LTE (3CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 MbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTGmicroUSB 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
YesYes
Camera
Main Camera
16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDRLED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)

Features: HDR

Video: 1440p@30fps
5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLACMP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
NoFM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Upgradable
Upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat)Upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat)
Browser
HTML5HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)

Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) China only
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53

Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) China only
GPU
Mali-T760MP8Mali-T720MP2

Adreno 405 China only
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIMSingle SIM (Nano-SIM)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes

24-bit/192kHz audio
Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removableLi-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2

Wireless (PMA)
18W wired
Talk Time
Up to 28 h (3G)Up to 16 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 57 hUp to 75 h
Additional Features
Features
ANT+

S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
ANT+

Samsung Pay
Misc
SAR US
1.16 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.51 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)0.29 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)

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