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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 has an overall score of 81, which is better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)'s 72.5 global score. The Sony Xperia 5 construction is newer, a little lighter and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018). Sony Xperia 5 features a better display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a lot better 1080 x 2520 resolution, a way better screen pixel density and a quite larger display.
The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a greater hardware performance than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xperia 5 features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xperia 5 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and a bigger camera sensor.
Galaxy J7 (2018) features a bit better battery life than Sony Xperia 5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3140mAh.
Although Sony Xperia 5 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018). So if you need that extra features, you can buy Sony Xperia 5, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), resigning some features and specs.
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