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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-05-05 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.72 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 has a global score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia 10 II's 78.5 score. Even though the Galaxy Note5 is incredibly older and heavier than the Sony Xperia 10 II, it's construction is still a little bit thinner. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bit better display than Sony Xperia 10 II, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a quite higher quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
Sony Xperia 10 II counts with a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better processing power than Sony Xperia 10 II. Both of them have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Xperia 10 II features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy Note5 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia 10 II, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Note5 also has a larger aperture to take better low-light photos, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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