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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-04-05 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 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 530 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia XZs's 77.2 score. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an older and just a little heavier cellphone than the Sony Xperia XZs, but Samsung made it just a little bit thinner anyway. The Galaxy Note5 has a little sharper screen than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a little bit larger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features just a bit better processing power than Xperia XZs, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a higher number of cores. The Xperia XZs counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xperia XZs also counts with higher video frame rates, a higher resolution camera in the back and a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
The Xperia XZs counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy Note5 has a bit superior battery performance than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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