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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-01-22 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Awesome black, Awesome blue, Awesome violet and Awesome white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 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 660 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Sony Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy A32's 84.7 score. The Sony Xperia 5 III works with Android 11 OS, and Galaxy A32 counts with Android OS. Although Sony Xperia 5 III and the Galaxy A32 were released only a couple of months apart, Sony Xperia 5 III is thinner and lighter.
The Xperia 5 III has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A32, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xperia 5 III also has 4 GB more RAM. Xperia 5 III has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A32, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2520px resolution and a lot more pixels per inch in the display.
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A32, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A32 features just a little better battery duration than Sony Xperia 5 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
The Xperia 5 III and the Samsung Galaxy A32 have extremely similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy A32 has a tinier aperture and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, it also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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