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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 96.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2021-12-10 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Frosted Black |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| 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 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 22.92 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Xperia PRO-I is way better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), with a general score of 96.3 against 71.9. Xperia PRO-I's construction is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, although it is much heavier and somewhat thicker. The Sony Xperia PRO-I counts with a sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a larger display, a much higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels.
Xperia PRO-I features a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 512 GB internal storage. Xperia PRO-I has a better processor than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia PRO-I also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Xperia PRO-I has a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a lesser megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Xperia PRO-I has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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