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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2019-02-27 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.57 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia 10 Plus's 75.4 general score. Although the Galaxy A5 (2017) is incredibly older than the Sony Xperia 10 Plus, it's design is lighter and just a bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a screen that's very similar to Sony Xperia 10 Plus's screen, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 10 Plus, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Sony Xperia 10 Plus shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with much less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and a much better video definition.
Xperia 10 Plus has much more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the battery performance in Xperia 10 Plus.
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