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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-14 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 90.5 score against 75.8. Xperia 5 III's construction is notably newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's a bit thicker and just a little bit heavier. Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, a larger screen and a quite higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 5 III features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xperia 5 III has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments. Xperia 5 III has a superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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