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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| 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 Xperia XZ3 has a general score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Even though Xperia XZ3 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it is much thicker and somewhat heavier. The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has more RAM memory.
Xperia XZ3 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger screen, more pixels per display inch and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2880. Xperia XZ3 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Xperia XZ3 has just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an 11% larger battery capacity. Sony Xperia XZ3 features a superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs or videos in low-light situations, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with more MP.
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