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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 | Android 13 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2023-05-11 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| 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 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 V has a general score of 82.7, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 score. Xperia 1 V's construction is extremely newer than Galaxy Note 5's, but it is a little bit heavier and a little thicker. Both phones in this review come with Android operating system, but Xperia 1 V has the newer 13 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version, offering some extra features and increased performance.
The Galaxy Note 5 has a bit sharper screen than Xperia 1 V, although it has a bit inferior pixels number in each inch of screen, a little smaller screen and a much lower resolution of 2560 x 1440. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a very superior processing unit than Xperia 1 V, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores (although they are faster).
The Xperia 1 V shoots greater pictures and videos than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same video definition and the same aperture, the Xperia 1 V also has a much larger camera sensor taking way better quality videos and photos, a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and higher 120 frames per second video frame rates.
The Xperia 1 V counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Sony Xperia 1 V features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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