Sony Xperia XZs vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZs
6.5
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
Sony Xperia XZs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
Released · Apr 05, 2017
Released · Jul 04, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
2GB · 16GB
2900 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017 Jun 06, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g 5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Blue Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2200 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
4GB/64GB
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2900 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD, 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 40
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 03, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.12 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
Prices (MSRP) $700
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