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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-07-04 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 is better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), getting a score of 82.6 against 71.8. Sony Xperia 1's design is newer, but just a little bit thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017). The Xperia 1 counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a way better 1644 x 3840 resolution, a larger display and much more pixels per inch of screen.
The Xperia 1 has a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 112 GB more internal memory. The Sony Xperia 1 features a superior processing unit than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia 1 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a camera with less mega pixels, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger camera aperture for better images and videos in low light environments. Sony Xperia 1 counts with just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has an 11 percent bigger battery size.
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