Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-06-11 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 10 III has a global score of 83.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note 5's general score of 79.3. The Xperia 10 III design is newer and just a little lighter than Galaxy Note 5's, but it is a bit thicker. Both phones in our current comparison have Android operating system, but the Xperia 10 III has the newer 11 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, so it offers a couple nice extra features and performance improvements.
Galaxy Note 5 has a sharper display than Xperia 10 III, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a quite higher pixels count in each inch of screen. The Sony Xperia 10 III counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB more internal storage.
The Xperia 10 III has a bit better processor than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more CPU cores. Galaxy Note 5 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia 10 III, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for taking images and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a lot more megapixels camera and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
The Sony Xperia 10 III counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
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