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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 79.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2023-12-11 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III is better than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, with a 90.5 score against 79.9. These phones have Android operating system, but the Xperia 5 III has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A25 5G has Android 14. The Xperia 5 III design is a little thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Galaxy A25 5G counts with a little sharper screen than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a just a little worse display pixels density and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a little bit larger display. Xperia 5 III counts with a very superior processing unit than Galaxy A25 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A25 5G features a slightly better camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has slower video frame rates, a smaller camera aperture which is not good for capturing photographs and videos in poorly lited environments and a much smaller sensor capturing much lower quality photographs, and they both have the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also counts with a way more megapixels camera in the back.
Sony Xperia 5 III features a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A25 5G, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1 TB, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has 256 GB internal storage. Galaxy A25 5G features just a bit longer battery duration than Xperia 5 III, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity.
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