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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Note4's global score of 77.6. Sony Xperia 5 III's design is incredibly newer, a little lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note4. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has 5 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy Note4 counts with a little bit better looking display than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a bit better amount of pixels in each screen inch. The Xperia 5 III has a bit better camera than Galaxy Note4, because although it has a lower (4K) video definition and a way worse 12 MP resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking lot better quality photographs and a much bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with much more storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Note4, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note4, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3220mAh.
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