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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Fusion black, Fusion blue and Fusion green | Black, Green and Pink |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has a score of 90.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy F41's 85.2 global score. Xperia 5 III is a a little thinner and lighter cellphone than Samsung Galaxy F41, even though both of them were released with only 6 months difference. Both devices in this comparison review come with the same Android 11 operating system.
Xperia 5 III counts with a display that's just as good as the display in Galaxy F41, because although the Xperia 5 III has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater amount of pixels per display inch and a slightly better 1080 x 2520 resolution. Xperia 5 III has a bit faster processor than Galaxy F41, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has more RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy F41, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage. The Galaxy F41 counts with improved battery lifetime than Xperia 5 III, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
The Galaxy F41 takes better photographs and videos than Xperia 5 III, because although it has lower video frame rate and a smaller aperture, and they both have a 0.59 inches back-facing camera sensor and the same video definition, the Galaxy F41 also counts with a camera with lot more MP.
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