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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2023-05-11 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 V has an overall score of 82.7, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2016)'s overall score of 71.9. Sony Xperia 1 V is a newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5 (2016), but it is thicker and heavier. Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a much better performing processing unit than Xperia 1 V, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Sony Xperia 1 V counts with just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a lot more pixels per inch in the display, a bigger screen and a way higher 1644 x 3840px resolution. Xperia 1 V has a very superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Xperia 1 V also has a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a back camera with a much better resolution.
The Xperia 1 V has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory capacity. Sony Xperia 1 V features a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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