Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 S8 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z5, with an 81.7 score against 77.6. The Galaxy S8 design is newer than the Sony Xperia Z5's, but it is just a little heavier and a bit thicker. Xperia Z5 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Sony Xperia Z5 features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S8, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a way worse screen density and a quite smaller display. The Galaxy S8 has much more storage to install games and applications than Xperia Z5, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Xperia Z5 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and a much better resolution camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2900mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S8 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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