Sony Xperia Z5 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Share  
Sony Xperia Z5
₹19,999
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
₹38,500
(Discontinued)
Add to Compare

Summary

Spec Score

72%
79%

Release Date

23 Oct, 2015
18 Mar, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 810
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2900 mAh
3600 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
N/A
UFS 2.0

Expert Review

N/A
4.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Looks sexy, survives splashes
  • Loaded hardware and software features
  • Awesome camera image quality
  • Smooth performance and good battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Slippery as hell
  • Heats a tad when stressed
  • Random reboots on occasion
  • A few issues with the touchscreen

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
4.4/5
(4,535 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
12 More Videos

User Feedback

__isWeb()])>

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

CPU

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M1 Mongoose 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
Mali-T880 MP12

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
534 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
75.94 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

146 mm
150.9 mm

Width

72 mm
72.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

154 grams
157 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
View More

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS
5 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/4.1" sensor size CMOS 1.34µm pixel size

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh
3600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 27 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
Yes Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.0

External Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
View More

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
View More

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.296 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Right
Front

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope