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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-05-05 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy C5 is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, having a 76.4 score against 72.8. Samsung Galaxy C5's construction is somewhat thinner and way lighter than the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, despite of the fact that it was released about 11 months before. The Galaxy C5 has a bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Galaxy C5 also counts with a little greater screen density.
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy C5. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. The Galaxy C5 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Xperia XA1 Ultra counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy C5, because it has a 4% greater battery size. Samsung Galaxy C5 shoots clearer pictures and videos than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a way less mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture for better low light images and videos.
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