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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1680 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 295 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is better than Sony Xperia L4, getting a score of 80.2 against 71.8. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 body is just a little bit lighter and thinner than Sony Xperia L4, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a much better display than Xperia L4, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per screen inch and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bit better hardware performance than Xperia L4, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Note5 captures way better videos and photos than Sony Xperia L4, because it has a bigger back camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality, a much better video quality, a higher 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and videos.
The Xperia L4 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xperia L4 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Sony Xperia L4 features longer battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 19% greater battery capacity.
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