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Sony Xperia ZL vs Samsung Galaxy J5

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy J5 , Sony Xperia ZL

Samsung Galaxy J5 2015 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia ZL 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.5% 75.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF 13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 20152 20794
GeekBench 4 Single Core 491 539
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1201 1379
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 869 939
General specs Release date 2015, June 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 Х 71.8 Х 7.9 mm 131.6 Х 69.3 Х 9.8 mm
Weight 146 g 151 g
Colors White, Black, Gold Black, White, Red
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 0 mAh,
Approximate price 160 EUR 260 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, proximity - ANT+ - Versions: J500F/J700FN (Global Single-SIM); J500F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J500G/DS (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand); J500Y (Australia, New Zealand); J500M (LATAM); J500M/DS (Brazil); J500H/DS Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port - Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy J5
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia ZL
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB