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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Xperia XZ2 is a little bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, getting a 79.1 score against 75.6. The Xperia XZ2 body is extremely newer, but noticeably thicker and heavier than Galaxy S5 Active. Galaxy S5 Active has a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XZ2, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels density.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. Sony Xperia XZ2 features a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits up to 400 GB.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also has a better 19 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and faster video frame rate. Xperia XZ2 counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3180mAh battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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