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Do you want to know what's better Sony Xperia Z5 or Samsung Galaxy S8 ? You'll get the answer on this page! SpecsPRO has compared Sony Xperia Z5 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 : camera, battery, screen size, resolution and other important specifications.

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Stand By

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • Build

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

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Samsung Galaxy S8 9.33/10

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy S8

  • Price

    $369.99

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US model Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

    PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - US model Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA

    PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 540 - US model

    CAMERA Front: 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

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Sony Xperia Z58.00/10

  • Main

  • Model

    Sony Xperia Z5

  • Price

    $254.00

  • Advantages

  • CAMERA Rear: 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash

    BODY Dimensions: 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)

    COMMS Radio: FM radio, RDS

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2017, March

  • Status

    Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, April 21st

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v7.0

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US model Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - US model Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA

  • GPU

    Adreno 540 - US model

  • camera

  • Rear

    12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

  • Features

    1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    5.8 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display - TouchWiz UI

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

  • Stand By

    —

  • Talk time

    —

  • Playing Music

    —

  • body

  • Dimensions

    148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)

  • Weight

    155 g (5.47 oz, 0.34 lb)

  • Build

    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    64 GB, 4 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2015, September

  • Status

    Available. Released 2015, October

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), v6.0 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)

  • GPU

    Adreno 430

  • camera

  • Rear

    23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash

  • Front

    5.1 MP, f/2.4, 1080p, HDR

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

  • Features

    1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    5.2 inches

  • Resolution

    1080 x 1920 pixels (~428 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating - Triluminos display - X-Reality Engine

  • Multitouch

    Yes, up to 10 fingers

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery

  • Stand By

    About 520 h / About 540 h

  • Talk time

    About 13 h 10 min / About 17 h

  • Playing Music

    About 87 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)

  • Weight

    154 g (5.43 oz, 0.34 lb)

  • Build

    —

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green, Pink

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.1, A2DP, aptX

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    FM radio, RDS

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint (EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

  • Messaging

    SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E6603, E6653

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E6603, E6653

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E6603), LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E6653)

  • GPRS

    Up to 107 kbps

  • EDGE

    Up to 296 kbps

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  • Summary

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 runs a more powerful processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) in comparison with the Xperia Z5. This is a significant difference between these models as powerful CPU allows you to run a few apps at once.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 has more powerful graphics processor Adreno 540 - US model thanks to which the user will be able to run more number of the latest game apps.

    The Xperia Z5 has better rear camera specifications which makes the Xperia Z5 a better choice for photography enthusiasts. The Samsung Galaxy S8 front camera specifications are better than that of the Xperia Z5: (8 megapixels and 1.7 aperture versus 5.1 megapixels and 2.4 aperture). If you want to take selfie photos of a good quality then it is an important advantage for you.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) display resolution with 567 ppi pixel density which is better in compare to the Xperia Z5 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 423 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for reading books. The Xperia Z5 smartphone is easier to use as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy S8: 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm versus 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm. The Xperia Z5 model weight 154g which is 1g less than the weight of the Samsung Galaxy S8.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a better battery life as it is produced with 3000mah battery which is 100mah bigger compared to the Xperia Z5 cell. That's mean this model will work for a longer time without charging.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 has 7 advantages and the Xperia Z5 only 4 so the Galaxy S8 will become the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.