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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 XZ2 Compact is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 79 score against 75.8. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact body is newer, but just a bit heavier and extremely thicker than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a much better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a just a little greater amount of pixels per display inch. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 400 GB and more internal storage.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit superior battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact shoots better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a back facing camera with more mega pixels and a lot higher video resolution.
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