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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2018-02-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.45 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XA2's overall score of 74.8. Galaxy A5 (2017) is an older cellphone than the Sony Xperia XA2, but Samsung was able to make it thinner and a bit lighter. Sony Xperia XA2 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017). Both have a Octa-Core processor and a 3 GB RAM memory.
Xperia XA2 has a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Both have the same display pixel density, exactly the same 1080 x 1920 resolution and a display with the same size. Xperia XA2 features a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Xperia XA2 and Galaxy A5 (2017) both count with incredibly similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have the same 32 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Sony Xperia XA2 features just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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