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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-09-16 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Glowing night | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C5 is slightly better than vivo NEX 3, with a global score of 76.4 against 73.9. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Galaxy C5 has older 6.0 Marshmallow version and vivo NEX 3 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy C5 design is extremely lighter and a lot thinner than the vivo NEX 3, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
Vivo NEX 3 features a superior processor than Galaxy C5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the vivo NEX 3 also has 4 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy C5 counts with a display that is just as good as the vivo NEX 3 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy C5 has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel number per display inch.
The vivo NEX 3 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy C5, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Vivo NEX 3 has a superior battery life than Galaxy C5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Vivo NEX 3 captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in low light environments, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way better 64 MP resolution camera.
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