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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | 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 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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
Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, having an 80.2 score against 79. Galaxy Note5 is a notably older and just a little bit heavier cellphone than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, but Samsung could make it extremely thinner anyway. The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a bit better performance than Galaxy Note5. They have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount.
Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note5, although it has a way worse 1080 x 2160 resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower amount of pixels per display inch. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light images and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with better 60 frames per second video frame rates, a better 19 MP resolution back-facing camera and a bigger back camera sensor.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has an external SD slot that admits up to 400 GB. The Galaxy Note5 counts with just a little better battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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