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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 7884 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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
Sony Xperia 5 has an overall score of 81, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine's 72.7 score. The Sony Xperia 5 is a newer phone, and it is also just a little lighter and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine. Sony Xperia 5 counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a much better resolution of 1080 x 2520px, a much higher amount of pixels per display inch and a quite larger screen.
Xperia 5 has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xperia 5 has a superior CPU than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xperia 5 also has more RAM.
Sony Xperia 5 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a worse 12 mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a larger sensor taking better quality photographs and videos, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos in low light situations and a way better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy J7 Refine has just a little better battery life than Xperia 5, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 3140mAh.
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