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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-05-22 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and Purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 II is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a 91 score against 75.8. The Sony Xperia 1 II construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's somewhat heavier. Sony Xperia 1 II has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Sony Xperia 1 II also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Xperia 1 II counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a larger screen and a lot higher 1644 x 3840 resolution. The Xperia 1 II has a superior storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB and 256 GB internal storage.
Sony Xperia 1 II has improved battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Xperia 1 II has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much less megapixels camera in the back, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations.
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