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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-07-04 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.34 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| 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
Xperia XZ Premium has an overall score of 79.8, which is better than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)'s score of 71.8. Xperia XZ Premium's construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), but it's heavier. The Xperia XZ Premium has a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a lot higher display density, a bit larger screen and a lot higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels.
The Xperia XZ Premium counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia XZ Premium also has 2 GB more RAM. Xperia XZ Premium features much more memory for games and applications than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Xperia XZ Premium also has 48 GB more internal storage.
The Xperia XZ Premium counts with just a little better battery duration than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 3230mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Xperia XZ Premium captures better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing images and/or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a back camera with a much higher resolution and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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