Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Sony Xperia 5

Samsung Galaxy S8
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Sony Xperia 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced March 2017 September 2019
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Blue, Red, Black, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
158 x 68 x 8.2 mm
(6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor(side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
24-bit/192kHz audio
Dynamic vibration system
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Dolby Atmos sound
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 [Similar] Adreno 640 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 6GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 128GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
DCI-P3 100%
HDR BT.2020
Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes
Edge Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB, 6GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -