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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Xperia 5 is slightly better than the Galaxy J8, with a global score of 81 against 76.7. Xperia 5 is a a little bit lighter device than the Galaxy J8, but they are 0.32inches thick. Sony Xperia 5 has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xperia 5 features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a little bigger display, a lot higher amount of pixels per screen inch and a way better 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Xperia 5 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition, a bigger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
The Xperia 5 has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy J8 has a little better battery duration than Sony Xperia 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh.
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