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| Global Score | |
| 79.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 14 | Android 5.1 |
| 2024-03-11 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G68 MP5 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has a global score of 79.4, which is just a bit better than the Xperia Z5's 77.6 overall score. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has a newer 14 version and Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1, providing a couple nice extra features. Although the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G is much newer than the Xperia Z5, it is a bit thicker and way heavier.
The Xperia Z5 has a way better performance than Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 also counts with an extra graphics processor. Xperia Z5 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has a much smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy A35 5G features a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
Galaxy A35 5G has a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A35 5G also has a larger camera sensor taking higher quality photographs and a much better resolution back-facing camera.
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