Compare The Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Note5

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Camera Details
Camera Resolution	16-megapixel	12-megapixel (Dual Pixel)
Camera flash	LED	LED
Camera Aperture	f/1.9	f/1.7
Max Video Resolution	3840 x 2160 px	3840 x 2160 px
Video frames per second	?	30
SELFIE CAMERA Comparison Of The Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Note5
Selfie Cam Resolution	5-megapixel	5-megapixel (CMOS)
Selfie Features	f/1.9 aperture, 120-degree wide selfie angle, VDIS, Auto real-time HDR	?
Display
	Samsung Galaxy Note5	Samsung Galaxy Note7
Display size	5.7 in	5.7 in
Display dots per inch	518 DPI	518 DPI
Display Type	Super AMOLED	Dual-edge Super AMOLED
Color Mode	16K colors	16K colors
Touch-Screen	Capacitive	?
Display Resolution	2560 x 1440 px	2560 x 1440 px
Display's superficy	13.87 sqr in	13.87 sqr in
Display finish	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	?
Performance
Last on our list is performance, kicking off with these phones' varying tastes for CPU. The Note5 banks on a split-eight-core setup with quad 2.1GHz + quad 1.5GHz cores, while the Note7 offers a newer split-quad-core Snapdragon 820 chip (dual 2.15GHz + 1.6GHz), though some of its non-US versions run on an eight-core Exynos 8890 engine. Whether or not one performs better than the other, the jury is still out, but this sounds like a case of novelty versus raw number of processing cores. As for storage, the Note5 and the Note7 both deliver Samsung's trademark Universal Flash Storage (UFS 2.0) solution. Surprisingly, the Note5 ends up ahead versus the Note7 on this turn, offering a 128GB maximum built-in storage (64GB and 32GB versions are also available), while the newer model only has 64GB in comparison. Presumably to make up for this setback, Samsung designed the Note7 to support up-to-256GB microSD cards, making an enormous difference for the 2016 model, seeing that the 2015 Note5 lacks memory expansion support entirely. Here are more specs to check out:
	Samsung Galaxy Note5	Samsung Galaxy Note7
Operating System	Android 5.1.1 Lollipop	Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Processor	Exynos 7420	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
CPU Cores	8	4
CPU architecture	64-bit (14nm)	64-bit (14nm)
CPU clock speed	2.1GHz + 1.5GHz	Dual 2.15GHz + Dual 1.6GHz
RAM	4GB	4GB LPDDR4
Graphic Processor (GPU)	Mali-T760 MP8	?
Physical Features
	Samsung Galaxy Note5	Samsung Galaxy Note7
Weight	6.03 oz	?
Weight grams	171	169
Thickness	0.3 in	?
Width	3.0 in	?
Height	6.03 in	?
Thickness (metric)	7.6 mm	7.9 mm
Width (metric)	76.1 mm	73.9 mm
Height (metric)	153.2 mm	153.5 mm
Ounces per cubic inch	1.11	?
Grams per cubic cm	0.19	0.19
Rugged	?	IP68 (waterproof)
Ambient light detector		?
Connectivity
As the charts reveal, the Galaxy Note7 scores the much-higher maximum data rate between the two, seeing that it works with LTE Cat 12, 10, and 9 broadband standards, compared to the Galaxy Note5's LTE Cat 9/6 adapter. By the numbers, the 2016 Note7 claims a whopping 620Mbps peak date rate, while the 2015 Note5's caps off at 450Mbps -- that is a difference of roughly 38 percent. So, while both the Note5 and the Note7 score insanely-high download speeds, almost too high, in fact, considering that a ton of other upscale Androids on the market only reach up to 150Mbps (LTE Cat 4), the 2016 Note7's more-advanced LTE capability definitely puts it at the forefront of mobile broadband connectivity (as of August 2016), making it a huge step forward for smartphones, and a definite winner in this aspect. Here are more Connectivity features to look at:
	Samsung Galaxy Note5	Samsung Galaxy Note7
3G networks	UMTS, CDMA	TD-SCDMA, UMTS, 3G CDMA
4G networks	LTE Cat 6/9, LTE Advanced	FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LTE Cat 12/10/9
Maximum data rate	450Mbps	620Mbps
SIM card type	?	Nano SIM
Wi-Fi	802.11 ab/g/n/ac, 2.4GHz + 5GHz, VHT80	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), MU-MIMO (2x2)
Bluetooth Technology	4.2 LE with ANT+	4.2 LE
A2DP (Stereo Bluetooth)	?
Connectors	Micro USB, Headset jack	USB Type-C, Headset jack
Storage Memory
Storage Memory	128GB (UFS 2.0 format. 32GB/64GB versions also available)	64GB (UFS 2.0)
Memory Expansion	?	microSD
Expansion Limit	?	up to 256GB
Battery Life
	Samsung Galaxy Note5	Samsung Galaxy Note7
Talk Time	?	2280
Battery type	Lithium-Ion (non-removable)	?
Battery Power	3000mAh	3500mAh
mAh per ounce	498	?
mAh per gram	18	21
mAh per mm thick	395	443
mAh per display square in.	216	252
Talk minutes per Ah	?	651
Battery charging time	90 (120 for wireless charging) hrs	?
Music Playback Time	?	5640 (with AOD off), 3600 (standard use)
Browsing Time	?	840 (LTE), 660 (3G)
Wi-Fi browsing time	?	840
Video Playback Time	?	1080
Other
	Samsung Galaxy Note5	Samsung Galaxy Note7
Speech Recognition		?
Sensors	Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Hall, HR, RGB Light, Proximity, Geomagnetic	Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyro, Geomagnetic, Hall, HR, Iris, Proximity, RGB light
Security features	?	Samsung KNOX, Find My Mobile
Noise cancellation		?
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Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Note5: Our Conclusion

After having examined the differences arising from Samsung's Galaxy Note7 vs Note5, here are a few takeaways to help you choose between these two flagship Samsung phablets:

• Spec for spec, the
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  Note5 does just fine vs the Note7, and, if you want a chic 2K-screen premium Android with eight CPU cores and a rare 16-megapixel 4K-video camera, it might just be the way to go, but...
• For those who want an equally-high-end model that sits under the mobile technology limelight, the
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  Note7, with its Dual Pixel camera technology, and LTE Cat 12/10 connectivity is perhaps the best choice, mostly if you drool over the prospect of a 2.5D screen.

That being said... you know what? Our very final conclusion may surprise you, but we think that, if the Note5 retains a healthy price difference if only for age alone, you should consider it a better choice, but not before having taken a look at the latest roster of our Best Phablets 2016 list.

- Comparison analysis by KJ David, Phone/Tablet Profiler

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