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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 is slightly better than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, with a overall score of 81 against 80.4. The Sony Xperia 5 is a a lot newer and a bit lighter phone than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it's just a little thicker. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a little sharper display than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a bit more pixels per screen inch.
Sony Xperia 5 features much more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Sony Xperia 5 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 5 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Sony Xperia 5 captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier sensor taking worse quality photos and videos, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Sony Xperia 5 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography in low-light situations.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features just a bit better battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
Although Xperia 5 is a better device, it costs more money than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Xperia 5, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, resigning some specs and features.
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