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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 has a global score of 81, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A30s's score of 79.8. Although the Xperia 5 and the Galaxy A30s were released with only a couple of months difference, the Xperia 5 construction is just a little thicker but a little lighter. The Xperia 5 has a sharper display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixel count per screen inch and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2520.
The Sony Xperia 5 has as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as the Galaxy A30s one, both have the same internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Sony Xperia 5 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with greater battery life than Xperia 5, because it has a 27% larger battery capacity. The Xperia 5 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a much worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited situations.
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