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| Global Score | |
| 84.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android | -- |
| 2021-01-22 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Awesome black, Awesome blue, Awesome violet and Awesome white | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh 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
Samsung Galaxy A32 is a bit better than the Xperia 5, with a score of 84.7 against 81. The Samsung Galaxy A32 design is newer than Xperia 5's, but it is somewhat thicker and notably heavier. The Xperia 5 has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A32, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of display and a much better 1080 x 2520 resolution.
Sony Xperia 5 has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A32, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A32 takes much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A32 also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Xperia 5 counts with a bit more memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A32, because although it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A32 features a way better battery performance than Xperia 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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