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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.1 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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 XZ2 Compact is better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), having a 79 score against 71.8. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact body is newer than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)'s, but it's a little heavier and incredibly thicker. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
Xperia XZ2 Compact features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy J5 (2017) has a bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 5% larger battery size. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photos and video in low light situations, it also counts with a camera with a much better 19 mega-pixels resolution and a way higher (4K) video quality.
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