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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2019-10-02 |
| -- | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| -- | 5.78 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S25 has a general score of 82.6, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia 5's general score of 81. Samsung Galaxy S25's design is much thinner and notably lighter than Sony Xperia 5. The Xperia 5 counts with a very superior processing unit than Galaxy S25, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy S25 has a sharper screen than Xperia 5, because although it has a little lower count of pixels per screen inch and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy S25 features a much better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
Xperia 5 counts with a way bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy S25, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy S25 counts with better battery life than Xperia 5, because it has a 27 percent more battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy S25 is also the cheapest one, making this phone a very good choice.
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