Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Huawei nova 3

Samsung Galaxy Note5
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Huawei nova 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei
Announced August 2015 2018, July
Status Available - August 2015 Available. Released 2018, August
Price Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
4G Network LTE LTE band
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - EMUI 9
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-T760MP8 [Similar] Mali-G72 MP12 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4/6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.92% 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] 16 MP + 24 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -