After all there are few 2015 flagship which would dream of leaving the factory with anything less than, the 3220mAh battery than the Note 4 had. After all, 3000mAh is an eight per cent drop in battery capacity .

Now it seems that there is method in Samsung's madness. Battery tests conducted by PhoneArena to compare the Note5 and the Note 4 show that the Note5 does better despite having a smaller capacity battery.

The tests also involve some other phones  including the Sony Xperia Z3, the Galaxy S6 edge+ and more. The plus side of having a smaller capacity battery are lower charging durations, which also reflect in the benchmark tests.

Charging duration test: