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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Sony Xperia Z5

2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
2.83 in
5.75 in
Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
19
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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17
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory4 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Screen size5.8 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density570.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Internal storage64 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Colour of product
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Height5.86 in5.75 in
Width2.68 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.29 in
Weight5.47 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time326.0 h540.0 h
Talk time20.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8

          Often compared with Sony Xperia Z5