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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Z5 has a score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Despite of the fact that the Xperia Z5 is older than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it's body is just a little lighter and just a little thinner. Sony Xperia Z5 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia Z5 also has a GPU.
Xperia Z5 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2017). They have a screen of the same size, a better count of pixels per display inch and the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080px. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a slightly bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. Sony Xperia Z5 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video, a camera with a much higher 23 MP resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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