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Sony Xperia Z5


Samsung Galaxy S7


Sony Xperia Z5
Samsung Galaxy S7

Released in October 2015. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 428 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.

Released in March 2016. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 8890 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Thinner (8%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • Much better quality screen (26%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (11%)
  • Slightly better battery capacity (3%)


Specifications

Sony Xperia Z5 Samsung Galaxy S7
Specifications
Brand Sony Samsung
Model - -
Release Date October 2015 March 2016
Operating System Android 5.1 TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 146.0 x 72.0 x 7.3 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in
Weight 154 g
5.43 oz
152 g
5.36 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 428 577
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 23 MP f/2.0 Wide 12 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.4 5 MP f/1.7 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB 4 GB
Fixed 32 GB 32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Octa-core processor
20 nm
Samsung Exynos 8890
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.30 GHz Mongoose
4x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 430 Mali-T880 MP12
Battery
Capacity 2,900 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Sony Xperia Z5 Samsung Galaxy S7

Sony Xperia Z5

Samsung Galaxy S7

5.2"
154 g
5.43 oz

5.1"
152 g
5.36 oz