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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 |
| 9.79 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Sport, having a overall score of 78.6 against 77.8. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus's body is incredibly newer, but incredibly heavier and a little thicker than the Galaxy S5 Sport. Both devices in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2 version, providing the user some extra features and performance optimizations.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a slightly better screen than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel amount per inch of display. The Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a bit better processing unit than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Xperia XA2 Plus captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a much more megapixels camera in the back, a larger aperture and a larger back camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality.
The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 400 GB and 48 GB more internal storage. Xperia XA2 Plus features longer battery duration than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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