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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 has a score of 81, which is a bit better than Galaxy XCover 5's overall score of 78.1. Despite of the fact that the Sony Xperia 5 is older than Galaxy XCover 5, it's design is somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter. The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger display, a much higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and more pixels per display inch.
The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 cores, the Sony Xperia 5 also has more RAM. The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a lot better video quality.
The Sony Xperia 5 features just a bit bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xperia 5 has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3140mAh battery size.
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