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| Global Score | |
| 79.4 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 14 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2024-03-11 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MP5 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.51 inches (1/1.96") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.44 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A35 5G has a score of 79.4, which is a bit better than Xperia XA2 Plus's global score of 78.6. Although the Galaxy A35 5G is a bit heavier than Xperia XA2 Plus, it's somewhat thinner and also much newer. Both devices in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A35 5G has older 14 version and Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160, and they both have the same brightness, the Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display. The Xperia XA2 Plus has a bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a much better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. The Galaxy A35 5G features a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A35 5G has a much better camera than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A35 5G also has a larger camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution.
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