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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-02 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than Xperia Z5, getting a 79.6 score against 77.6. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A40 has the newer 11 version while Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1 version. The Samsung Galaxy A40 design is extremely newer and just a little lighter than Xperia Z5's, although it's also just a bit thicker.
Xperia Z5 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution, a bit smaller screen and a bit worse display density. Xperia Z5 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xperia Z5 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy A40 has a bit better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
Xperia Z5 features a much better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting images or videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot higher video definition, a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
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