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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| 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 |
| 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 Xperia 5 II is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a overall score of 87.2 against 75.8. Xperia 5 II is a a little bit heavier cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but both are equally thin. The Xperia 5 II has a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 5 II also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520px, a just a little better screen pixels density and a bigger display. The Sony Xperia 5 II has a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less MP camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
Xperia 5 II features a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB. Sony Xperia 5 II features better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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