Sony Xperia 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 CDMA Comparison and Differences
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Sony Xperia 5
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Sony Xperia 5 or Samsung Galaxy S5 CDMA Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Sony Xperia 5 | Samsung Galaxy S5 CDMA | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, September | 2014, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 68 x 8.2 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.68 in | 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in | |
| Weight | 164 g | 5.78 oz | 145 g | 5.11 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6) & aluminum frame | Plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Blue, Red, Black, Grey | Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White | |
| Battery | 3140 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 2800 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 390 h Talking time - Up to 21 h Music play - Up to 67 h |
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| Approximate price | 800 EUR | 250 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 5.1" in | |
| Screen area | 86.9 cm2 | 71.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 21:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 80.9% | 69.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2520 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 449 PPI | 432 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 16 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm |
-16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 95 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 83 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 2 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm | 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 79 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 76 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) | - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 | |
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 330 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 372456 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 949 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2642 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2461 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2107 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 731 | 139 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2624 | 373 |
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 / LTE | |
| Bands | -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 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, 66(1700/2100) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 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, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go | 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 - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0) -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - - - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G900F (Europe), G900I (Asia, Australia), G900M (Vodafone), G900A (AT&T), G900T (T-Mobile), G900W8 (Canada), G900K/G900L/G900S (Korea) |
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