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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 5 II is much better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a general score of 87.2 against 75.8. The Xperia 5 II is a somewhat lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A7 (2017), but they are equally thin. Xperia 5 II features a slightly better screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520px, a just a little more pixels per inch of screen and a little bigger display.
The Sony Xperia 5 II features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xperia 5 II has a superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot less MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light images and a much higher (4K) video quality.
Xperia 5 II has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Sony Xperia 5 II has a little longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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