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| Global Score | |
| 67.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-03 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 450.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek MT6752 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 714 hours standby time 14.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is much better than Sony Xperia C5 Ultra's 67.5 general score. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia C5 Ultra has Android 5.0 version, providing you some nice extra features and better performance. Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a noticeably newer phone than Sony Xperia C5 Ultra, although it's a little bit thicker and a little heavier.
The Galaxy Note8 features a greater processing power than Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has a larger number of cores and 4 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a bit better display than Sony Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has more pixels per inch of display, a quite bigger screen and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
The Galaxy Note8 has a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with just a bit better battery performance than Xperia C5 Ultra, because it has a 3300mAh battery size against 2930mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a much better camera than Xperia C5 Ultra, because although it has a lower 12 MP resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy Note8 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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