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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-14 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 6.7 |
| 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 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A6's score of 75.8. Although the Xperia 5 III is much newer than Samsung Galaxy A6, it is a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker. The Xperia 5 III features a better looking screen than Galaxy A6, because it has a much higher screen pixels density, a way higher 1080 x 2520px resolution and a little larger display.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has 5 GB more RAM. Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Xperia 5 III counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia 5 III has a better camera than Galaxy A6, because although it has a way less megapixels resolution back camera, and they both have a same size aperture, the Xperia 5 III also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution and a lot larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures.
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