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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 18.62 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 90.5 score against 75.8. Sony Xperia 5 III's body is a lot newer, but a little heavier and a little thicker than Galaxy A5 (2017). Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xperia 5 III counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2520 pixels resolution, a larger display and a quite greater pixel quantity per inch in the screen. Xperia 5 III features a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way less MP back facing camera, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video.
The Xperia 5 III features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal storage and an external memory slot that holds up to 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 5 III has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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