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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), having a 90.5 score against 72.8. Sony Xperia 5 III's design weights the same than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), but it's just a bit thicker. Xperia 5 III has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a quite greater count of pixels per inch in the display, a little larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2520px resolution.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB and 240 GB more internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has 5 GB more RAM.
Xperia 5 III features superior battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a 36 percent larger battery size. Xperia 5 III counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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