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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.6 | 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 Sony Xperia Z5 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a score of 77.6 against 75.8. The Sony Xperia Z5 construction is lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), despite of the fact that it was released around 17 months before. The Xperia Z5 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
The Xperia Z5 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores and 3 GB of RAM memory, the Xperia Z5 also has a GPU. Xperia Z5 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a way higher 23 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a bigger aperture and a lot better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features greater battery duration than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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