Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| -- | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is better than the Xperia 5 IV, with an 83 score against 73.3. Although it's the best in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a somewhat heavier and a bit thicker phone than Xperia 5 IV. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a very superior performance than Xperia 5 IV, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy Note8 features a much better display than Xperia 5 IV, because it has a quite higher quantity of pixels in each display inch, a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a quite larger screen. Samsung Galaxy Note8 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia 5 IV, although it has a much tinier back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot worse photo and video quality, they both have a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels resolution.
Xperia 5 IV has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note8, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal storage. Sony Xperia 5 IV features a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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