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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (30 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 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| 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 just a bit better than the Xperia XZ3, with an 80.2 score against 79.6. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Note5 is incredibly older than the Xperia XZ3, it's design is much thinner and lighter. The Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note5. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Xperia XZ3 has a bit better display than Galaxy Note5, because it has a bit bigger screen, a little greater pixels amount per screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. Xperia XZ3 features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xperia XZ3 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Sony Xperia XZ3 has just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3330mAh battery capacity. The Xperia XZ3 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xperia XZ3 also counts with a back-facing camera with a better resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs.
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