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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 545.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 10.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a bit better than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium's 79.8 global score. The Galaxy Note5 construction is a little lighter and a bit thinner than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, even when both of them were released only 0 months apart. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium counts with a lot better display than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 3840 x 2160 pixels resolution and a lot greater count of pixels per screen inch.
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 200 GB. Xperia Z5 Premium features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 Premium also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Xperia Z5 Premium features just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia Z5 Premium shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xperia Z5 Premium also has a way higher resolution camera in the back, a larger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures.
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