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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-04 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Green and Pink |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Xperia 5 III is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), having a 90.5 score against 71.8. Xperia 5 III's construction is newer, but a bit heavier and a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017). Sony Xperia 5 III has a sharper screen than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a larger display, a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a much greater pixels density.
Xperia 5 III features a better performing CPU than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has 6 GB more RAM. Xperia 5 III has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a superior battery duration than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Sony Xperia 5 III features a very superior camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a less megapixels camera, and they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the Sony Xperia 5 III also counts with a much higher video quality.
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