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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-05-22 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black and Purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 II is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a overall score of 91 against 75.6. The Sony Xperia 1 II body is much newer and somewhat thinner, but a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia 1 II has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
Sony Xperia 1 II has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Xperia 1 II has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a way better resolution of 1644 x 3840px, a bigger display and a higher pixels quantity in each screen inch.
The Xperia 1 II features a very superior camera than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution. Sony Xperia 1 II features a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 240 GB more internal memory capacity.
Sony Xperia 1 II features a superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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