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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III has a global score of 90.5, which is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s score of 79.2. The Xperia 5 III is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and just a bit lighter than Galaxy A8 (2018). Xperia 5 III counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a little bigger screen, a just a little greater pixels quantity per screen inch and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520px.
Xperia 5 III has a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 256 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 5 III has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has more RAM.
Xperia 5 III has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Xperia 5 III features a better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with way less megapixels, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Xperia 5 III also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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