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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Xperia 1 III is better than the Galaxy Note5, with a general score of 93.3 against 80.2. The Xperia 1 III body is a lot newer, but a bit heavier and just a little thicker than the Galaxy Note5. Xperia 1 III has a little bit better display than Galaxy Note5, because it has a little larger display, a better resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display.
Xperia 1 III counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia 1 III also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia 1 III features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 192 GB more internal storage.
Xperia 1 III counts with a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Xperia 1 III counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a worse (4K) video quality and a lot less mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a much bigger sensor shooting way better quality videos and photographs and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
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