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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 II has a general score of 87.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M31's 86.5 global score. Sony Xperia 5 II's design is lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy M31, even when both were released only a few months apart. Sony Xperia 5 II counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M31, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 5 II features a display that is just as good as the screen in Samsung Galaxy M31, because although the Sony Xperia 5 II has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a little higher display pixels density. Galaxy M31 has a superior camera than Xperia 5 II, because although it has a smaller aperture and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a 0.59 inches back camera sensor and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a camera with lot more megapixels.
Sony Xperia 5 II features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M31, because it has an external SD slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 5 II, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity.
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