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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)'s general score of 73.5. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia 5 III has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Sony Xperia 5 III's design is noticeably newer and just a bit lighter, but just a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017).
Xperia 5 III features a better performing processing unit than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xperia 5 III also has 5 GB more RAM. Sony Xperia 5 III features a bit better screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520px, a quite larger screen and a just a bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia 5 III has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage. Xperia 5 III features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The Sony Xperia 5 III takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a camera with a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Sony Xperia 5 III also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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