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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note7 is just a bit better than Xperia Z5, having a score of 79.5 against 77.6. Even though Galaxy Note7 is newer than Xperia Z5, it's a little heavier and just a bit thicker. The Xperia Z5 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy Note7, although it has a quite smaller display, a just a bit lower quantity of pixels per display inch and a way lower 1920 x 1080px resolution.
Galaxy Note7 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB and more internal storage. Xperia Z5 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy Note7, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with more cores and an additional GPU.
The Xperia Z5 features a better camera than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a lot more megapixels back camera and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Galaxy Note7 counts with greater battery life than Xperia Z5, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
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