Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| -- | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | 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 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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, Dual 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, with a global score of 81 against 75.3. The Sony Xperia 5 is a just a little bit thicker but a little bit lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2. Sony Xperia 5 features a greater performance than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia 5 also has more RAM.
The Xperia 5 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a little greater amount of pixels in each screen inch, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a little bit larger display. The Xperia 5 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has a bit superior battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Sony Xperia 5 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures, a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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