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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 12 | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Green | Black, Green and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2408 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a score of 90.5, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M33's 86.3 overall score. The Sony Xperia 5 III is a somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy M33. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but Sony Xperia 5 III has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy M33 has Android 12.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M33, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM. Xperia 5 III counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M33, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher count of pixels in each inch of screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution.
Sony Xperia 5 III shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M33, because although it has a much lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better photos in low-light environments. Sony Xperia 5 III has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M33, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M33 has a little longer battery performance than Xperia 5 III, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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