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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2023-12-11 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, getting an 81 score against 79.9. Xperia 5's design is just a little thinner and somewhat lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, even though it was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy A25 5G features a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit worse display pixels density, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
The Xperia 5 has a much more powerful CPU than Galaxy A25 5G. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM and 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy A25 5G counts with a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia 5, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy A25 5G features a way better battery life than Xperia 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. The Samsung Galaxy A25 5G shoots much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and videos and a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also counts with a lot higher resolution camera.
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