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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-06-01 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 801 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, with a overall score of 80.2 against 79.8. Although Galaxy Note5 is older than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, it's construction is a little thinner and lighter. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher screen pixel density and a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB. Xperia XZ Premium has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5. Both of them have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Xperia XZ Premium counts with just a bit better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3230mAh battery size. The Xperia XZ Premium captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia XZ Premium also counts with a back facing camera with more MP and a larger sensor.
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