Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

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Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact or Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)
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Release date 2018, February 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 135 x 65 x 12.1 mm | 5.31 x 5.31 x 2.56 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, White Silver, Moss Green, Coral Pink Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 2870 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h
Music play - Up to 46 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.1" in
Screen area 64.5 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.5% 69.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 483 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - HDR BT.2020
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 19 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF -16 MP, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/5'' 2 MP
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Exynos 5422 Octa
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-T628 MP6
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 265183
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 548
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1796
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2056
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1616
GeekBench 5 Single Core 504 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2193 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2351
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8281
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13232

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat15 800/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H

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