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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-09-29 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.88 |
| 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
The Xperia XZ2 Compact is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note4, getting a score of 79 against 77.6. Although Xperia XZ2 Compact is a lot thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Note4, it's just a little lighter and notably newer. Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has more RAM.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note4, although it has a quite worse pixel quantity per display inch, a little bit smaller display and a much lower 1080 x 2160 resolution. The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note4, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact captures just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a larger back camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality, a higher 19 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, a larger aperture for better low-light photos and video and faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Galaxy Note4 counts with a little better battery life than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity against 2870mAh.
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