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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-05-01 | -- |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Blue, Brown and Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M33 has a score of 86.3, which is way better than the Sony Xperia XA1's 71.7 score. Samsung Galaxy M33 is a notably heavier and somewhat thicker cellphone than Sony Xperia XA1. The Galaxy M33 features a bit more powerful processor than Xperia XA1, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M33 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M33 has a bit sharper display than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels, a higher screen density and a lot larger screen. Xperia XA1 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy M33, although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M33 features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M33 features a much better battery lifetime than Xperia XA1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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