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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 10.89 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 is a little bit better than the Xperia 5, getting a general score of 81.3 against 81. Even being the best in our current comparison, it must be noted that it is also just a little thicker and heavier. The Xperia 5 features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Xperia 5 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 also has more RAM memory. Xperia 5 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A31, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Xperia 5 also has 64 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy A31 features a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh. The Galaxy A31 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot more MP camera and a lot larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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