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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-12 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ3 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, having a 79.6 score against 78.1. Both phones we are comparing have Android OS (operating system), but Xperia XZ3 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11. The Xperia XZ3 is a way older, heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5.
Xperia XZ3 features a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880px, a quite bigger display and a lot better pixel quantity per inch of screen. The Galaxy XCover 5 has more storage capacity for apps and games than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Xperia XZ3 has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy XCover 5. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cores. The Xperia XZ3 shoots better pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, it also counts with a back camera with a higher resolution and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity.
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