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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Sony Xperia 5 II

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia 5 II , Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Sony Xperia 5 II 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2520. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inc 5.7" inch
Screen area 86.9 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.9% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'' 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 650 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2908
GeekBench 4 Battery 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
General specs Release date 2020, September 17 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 68 Х 8 mm 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 163 g 171 g
Colors Black, Grey, Blue, Pink Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 900 EUR 470 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia 5 II
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB