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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.34 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than the Xperia XA2 Plus, getting a overall score of 80.2 against 78.6. Although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 is noticeably older than the Xperia XA2 Plus, it's body is lighter and extremely thinner. Galaxy Note5 counts with a little more vivid display than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Xperia XA2 Plus features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xperia XA2 Plus takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a much more MP camera and a bigger back camera sensor. The Xperia XA2 Plus features greater battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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