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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black and Purple |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 II has a global score of 91, which is much better than the Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 overall score. Although the Xperia 1 II is extremely newer than the Galaxy Note 5, it is a little thicker and a little bit heavier. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Xperia 1 II has the newer 11 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, so it provides you lots of additional features and performance optimizations.
Xperia 1 II counts with a better processor than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and also faster). The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a slightly better looking display than Sony Xperia 1 II, although it has a lot worse 2560 x 1440px resolution, a quite smaller display and a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia 1 II has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 192 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1000 GB. Sony Xperia 1 II captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a much bigger sensor providing a way better image quality and a larger camera aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light situations.
The Xperia 1 II counts with longer battery life than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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