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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM 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 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is better than Galaxy Note 5, getting a 90.5 score against 79.3. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia 5 III has 11 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features and performance improvements. Xperia 5 III's construction is much newer and a bit lighter than the Galaxy Note 5's, although it's also a little thicker.
The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has more RAM and more CPU cores. The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a sharper display than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a just a little better pixel number in each inch of display.
The Xperia 5 III takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a camera with way less megapixels and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos and a lot larger camera sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 192 GB more internal storage capacity. Xperia 5 III features a much better battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity.
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