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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.74 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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
Xperia XZ3 is better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), getting a 79.6 score against 71.8. Xperia XZ3 is a newer phone than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), but it's thicker and heavier. The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has more RAM memory.
Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has way more pixels per display inch, a bigger screen and a much better 1440 x 2880 resolution. Xperia XZ3 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot more mega-pixels camera and a much higher (4K) video quality.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Xperia XZ3 features just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 3330mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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