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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2020-10-12 | 2021-01-22 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Awesome black, Awesome blue, Awesome violet and Awesome white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 449 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.67 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a general score of 87.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A32's overall score of 84.7. The Sony Xperia 5 II body is notably lighter and thinner than Galaxy A32, even though they were only released 3 months apart. The Xperia 5 II has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A32, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 II also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Xperia 5 II features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A32, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher quantity of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. Galaxy A32 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Xperia 5 II, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A32 also counts with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy A32, because although it has a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A32 counts with better battery duration than Sony Xperia 5 II, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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