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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 9.24 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia Z5 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 77.6 score against 75.8. Xperia Z5's construction is somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), even though it was released only 17 months before. The Xperia Z5 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a little better screen density.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xperia Z5, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Xperia Z5 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores, the Xperia Z5 also has an additional graphics processor.
Xperia Z5 has a much better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger camera aperture for better low light captures. Galaxy A7 (2017) has better battery lifetime than Xperia Z5, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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