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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-07 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.88 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting an 80.4 score against 79. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition's design is thinner and just a bit lighter than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, although it was released around 9 months before. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Note Fan Edition. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little sharper display than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a little inferior count of pixels per screen inch, a quite smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little bit better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit longer battery life than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3200mAh battery size instead of 2870mAh. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a much better camera than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with a camera in the back with a way better resolution, a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a better photo and video quality and faster video frame rate.
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