Finally, two of the hottest Android devices for late 2015 is here, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. If you are planning to sell cell phone that you currently own and go for any among these two latest Android devices, then today we are here with a detailed comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ to help you choose between these two Smartphones.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+:
Display
Talking about the display, both the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ features a 5.7 inch SuperAMOLED display with 1440 x 2560 pixel QHD resolution. However, the major difference between these two Smartphone displays being that the display on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ is curved on both sides, as the name suggests, in comparison to the display on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5.
Software
As both these Smartphones comes from the same manufacturer, the software experience on both these devices are almost identical. Both the devices run on Samsung’s latest TouchWiz user interface that runs on top of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop software.
And as compared to the TouchWiz UI that we have seen in previous gen Samsung Smartphones, the user interface that comes with the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ is a much simpler and less complex one.
Hardware
Even in the hardware department, both these devices are identical in almost every ways. Both these devices are powered by the same 2.1 GHz Exynos octa core processor and is backed up by 4 GB of RAM. Both of them lack microSD card slot for storage expansion, and in comes with either 32 or 64 GB internal storage space.
Similarly, both the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ features a Sony IMX240 16 MP primary camera sensor with F/1.9′ and Optical Image Stabilization. And for the selfie lovers out there, the secondary front facing camera of the Note 5 and the S6 Edge+ are Samsung’s ISOCELL camera sensors of 5 MP resolution, which we have already seen in the Samsung Galaxy S6/Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, both are powered by a 3000 mAh battery that is non-removable. Which means, you no longer enjo the convenience of swapping batteries as you could do in earlier Samsung Galaxy Note Smartphones.
However, the battery backup provided by the 3000 mAh unit in these devices are not poor either. You can easily get about 9 hours and 30 minutes of talktime. Moreover, thanks to the fast charging technology that both these Smartphones feature, you can charge up any of these devices from 0 percent to a full 100 percent in less than one and half hours, which is a real advantage considering the fact that both these Smartphones are given with a non-removable battery.
Final Words
From the article above, it is very clear that both the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ have more similarities than differences. The major difference between these two, is indeed the curved screen featured in the S6 Edge+.
Therefore, before picking any one of these devices, you need to first decide on whether a curved screen will make any difference to you or not.