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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2019-05-29 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | LCD |
| 643 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 is a little bit better than the Galaxy XCover 5, having an 82.6 score against 78.1. Even though the Xperia 1 is older and just a bit heavier than the Galaxy XCover 5, it's design is still thinner. Sony Xperia 1 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 1 also has more RAM.
The Xperia 1 counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a bigger display, a lot higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution and a much greater number of pixels per inch of screen. The Xperia 1 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and video and a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
Xperia 1 has a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xperia 1 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
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