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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2019-10-02 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than the Xperia 5, with a score of 84.2 against 81. Even though the Galaxy A7 (2018) is older and a little bit heavier than Xperia 5, it's design is still just a bit thinner. Sony Xperia 5 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018). Both have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Xperia 5 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2520, a bit bigger screen and a bit more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features as much storage for games and applications as the Xperia 5 one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit better battery performance than Xperia 5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh. The Galaxy A7 (2018) takes a bit better photos and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller aperture and a tinier sensor which offers a worse image and video quality, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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