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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-09-02 | -- |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 4.87 ounces | -- |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 425.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | -- |
| 10.56 | 11.55 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a general score of 78.7, which is slightly better than the Xperia Z5 Compact's score of 75.1. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has the newer 14 version while Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1, giving a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) is a noticeably lighter and a lot thinner phone than Xperia Z5 Compact.
The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact features a better looking display than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has a really smaller display, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a little bit less pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z5 Compact, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xperia Z5 Compact has a much better hardware performance than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 Compact also counts with an additional graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) features a much longer battery performance than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has an 85% greater battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) captures slightly better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a F1.8 aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) also has a lot larger sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality and a much more megapixels camera in the back.
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