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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S20 has a score of 94.8, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia 5 III's 90.5 overall score. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Galaxy S20 has a more recent 13 version while Sony Xperia 5 III has Android 11. The Galaxy S20 is an older phone than Sony Xperia 5 III, but Samsung could make it just a little lighter and just a little thinner anyway.
The Galaxy S20 features a little sharper screen than Sony Xperia 5 III, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 3200px, a greater pixel number per inch of screen and a quite larger display. The Xperia 5 III has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S20, because it has 256 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy S20 has a bit faster processor than Sony Xperia 5 III, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia 5 III features just a bit better camera than Galaxy S20, and although they both have the same video quality, a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same back-facing camera sensor size, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a larger aperture and better 120 frames per second video frame rate.
Sony Xperia 5 III has just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S20, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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