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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2014-09-29 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Sony Xperia 5 is slightly better than the Galaxy Note4, having an 81 score against 77.6. The Sony Xperia 5 body is extremely newer, a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Galaxy Note4. The Galaxy Note4 has a slightly better looking screen than Xperia 5, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Xperia 5 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Sony Xperia 5 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note4, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note4 features a little bit better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a lot smaller camera aperture, and they both have a same size sensor, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Note4 also counts with a back camera with a much better resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note4 counts with a little longer battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has a 3220mAh battery capacity against 3140mAh.
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