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Sony Xperia 1 II vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos , Sony Xperia 1 II

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos 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.

Sony Xperia 1 II 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.5", with resolution 1644x3840. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" inch 6.5" inch
Screen area 89.6 cm2 98.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.8% 84.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1644 x 3840 px
PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 643 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 10.0
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 650
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 512GB 4GB 256GB 8GB RAM
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1278
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3954
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2898
GeekBench 5 Single Core 232
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 907
General specs Release date 2015, August 2020, February 24
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm 165.1 Х 71.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 171 g 181.4 g
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl Black, Purple
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 600 EUR 1200 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9208, N920C -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) - N9208, N9200  LTE band 1(2100), 20(800), 26(850) - N920C Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -90Hz
Other features Dop 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: N9208 (Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan); N920C/N920CD (South Africa, UAE, Pakistan, Russia, Kazakhstan) Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fast battery charging -Wireless charging -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note5 Duos
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Xperia 1 II
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB