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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.12 |
| 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 Sony Xperia 5 has a general score of 81, which is much better than the Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 overall score. Sony Xperia 5 is a notably newer and just a little bit lighter cellphone than Galaxy J7 (2017), although it is a bit thicker. The Xperia 5 counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 also has more RAM memory.
The Xperia 5 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger screen, a just a bit more pixels per screen inch and a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Sony Xperia 5 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a less mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Xperia 5 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy J7 (2017) features just a little bit longer battery life than Xperia 5, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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