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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2019-10-02 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 has a global score of 81, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30's global score of 79.6. Xperia 5's body is a bit lighter but just a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A30, and both were only released with a couple of months difference. The Xperia 5 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xperia 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch and a slightly better 1080 x 2520 resolution. Sony Xperia 5 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot less megapixels back camera, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality, a larger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
Sony Xperia 5 features a much greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Sony Xperia 5 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A30 counts with superior battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has a 27% more battery size.
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