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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Galaxy S5 Sport has a general score of 77.8, which is a bit better than the Xperia XZ1 Compact's global score of 74.6. The Galaxy S5 Sport is a notably older and just a little bit heavier phone than the Xperia XZ1 Compact, but Samsung made it a little thinner anyway. Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a better screen than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a little bigger screen, a higher pixels quantity in each inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 16 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy S5 Sport features a processing unit that's very similar to the Xperia XZ1 Compact one, because although the Galaxy S5 Sport has 4 less processing cores (although faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Galaxy S5 Sport has just a bit better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a 4 percent more battery size. The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact takes slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact also has a camera with a better resolution, a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photos.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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