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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than the Xperia XZ2, with a general score of 80.2 against 79.1. Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an noticeably older cellphone than Xperia XZ2, but Samsung managed to build it lighter and thinner. Xperia XZ2 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note5, although it has a little bit worse screen pixels density and a lot lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, they both have a display of the same size.
The Xperia XZ2 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xperia XZ2 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Xperia XZ2 counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Xperia XZ2 captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light photos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xperia XZ2 also counts with a more mega-pixels back facing camera, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
Xperia XZ2 has just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 6 percent bigger battery capacity.
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