Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and 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 |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M20, getting a global score of 81 against 78.9. Although the Xperia 5 and Samsung Galaxy M20 were released only a couple of months apart, the Xperia 5 is a little thinner and lighter. Xperia 5 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xperia 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a just a little greater pixels quantity per display inch. The Xperia 5 captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a lesser MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger sensor shooting better quality photographs, a larger aperture for better images in poorly lited situations and a way higher video resolution.
The Sony Xperia 5 has a superior memory to install applications and games than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB, the Sony Xperia 5 also has 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy M20 counts with a really longer battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh.
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