Samsung's new flagship phablets, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ will launch next week on Aug. 21.
Like the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, the two new phones are beautiful slabs of metal and glass. They're rocking stunning Quad HD displays, powerful performance, incredible cameras, and in the case of the Note 5, new productivity features with the S Pen.
Since Samsung single-handedly created the phablet market with the original Note in 2011, every phone has gone plus-sized. For a fair comparison, we stacked the Note 5 and S6 Edge+ with its closest phablet competitors with 5.5-inch displays and larger.
How do they compare? You decide for yourself.
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Galaxy Note 5/S6 Edge+
iPhone 6 Plus
OnePlus 2
Moto X Pure Edition/Style
LG G4
Screen size
5.7 inches
5.5 inches
5.5 inches
5.7 inches
5.5 inches
Resolution
2,560 x 1,080
1,920 x 1,080
1,920 x 1,080
2,560 x 1,440
2,560 x 1,440
Pixels per inch (PPI)
518
401
401
520
538
Design
Metal and glass
Metal
Metal
Metal and glass
Plastic
Dimensions
6.03 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches (Note 5), 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches (S6 Edge+)
6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches
5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches
5.86 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches
Weight
6.03 ounces (Note 5), 5.40 ounces (S6 Edge+)
6.07 ounces
6.17 ounces
6.30 ounces
5.47 ounces
Operating system
Android 5.1 with TouchWiz
iOS 8
Android 5.1 (OxygenOS)
Android 5.1.1 with Moto features
Android 5.1 with UX 4.0
Processor
Exynos 7
A8 and M8 motion coprocessor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (ver. 2.1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
CPU speed
2.1GHz quad-core & 1.5GHz quad-core
1.4GHz dual-core
1.8GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 & quad-core Cortex-A53
1.8GHz dual-core Cortex-A57 & 1.44GHz quad-core Cortex-A53
1.8GHz dual-core Cortex-A57 & 1.44GHz quad-core Cortex-A53
GPU
N/A
PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450
Adreno 430
Adreno 418
Adreno 418
Storage space
32, 64GB
16, 64, 128GB
16, 64GB
16, 32, 64GB
32GB
MicroSD card slot
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
RAM
4GB
1GB
3GB or 4GB
3GB
3GB
Battery Life
Non-removable 3,000 mAh
Non-removable 2,915 mAh
Non-removable 3,300 mAh
Non-removable 3,000 mAh
Removable 3,000 mAh
Wireless charging
Yes
No
No
No
No
Rapid charging
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Back camera
16-megapixels f/1.9 with OIS
8-megapixels f/2.2 with OIS
13-megapixels f/2.0 with OIS
21-megapixels f/2.0 with OIS
16-megapixels f/1.8 with OIS
Front camera
5-megapixels
1.2-megapixels
5-megapixels
5-megapixels with LED Flash
8-megapixels
4K video recording
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Speakers
Bottom-facing mono
Bottom-facing mono
Bottom-facing mono
Front-facing stereo with Smartboost
Rear-facing mono
Fingerprint sensor
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
NFC
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Stylus
Yes
No
No
No
No
Finishes
Glass
Aluminum
Plastic, bamboo, wood, kevlar
Plastic, leather, wood
Leather and plastic