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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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
The Xperia XZ2 has an overall score of 79.1, which is better than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)'s 71.8 score. Although the Xperia XZ2 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), it's thicker and heavier. The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, a little bigger screen and a lot greater display density.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 400 GB. The Sony Xperia XZ2 features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Xperia XZ2 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 3180mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Xperia XZ2 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for capturing images and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more MP and a much higher (4K) video definition.
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