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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 89.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-05-14 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Midnight magenta and Solar black |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 425.00 | $ 544.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola edge has an overall score of 89.6, which is much better than Xperia Z5 Compact's 75.1 general score. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Motorola edge has the newer 10 version while Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1 version, so it provides some nice extra features. The Motorola edge body is notably newer than Xperia Z5 Compact's, but it is a little thicker and extremely heavier.
The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact has just a bit better screen than Motorola edge, although it has a just a bit worse pixels count per display inch, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 and a lot smaller display. The Motorola edge's CPU is just as good as the processor in Xperia Z5 Compact, because although the Motorola edge has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Motorola edge features a better camera than Xperia Z5 Compact, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same aperture and the same video resolution, the Motorola edge also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking much higher quality pictures and videos and a camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution.
The Motorola edge has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1000 GB. The Motorola edge features a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a 67% larger battery capacity.
The Motorola edge is more expensive than the Xperia Z5 Compact, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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