Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G vs Sony Xperia 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE frequency 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)
5G network

5G NSA, Sub6

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

2+ Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Nano-SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.9 mm

158 mm
Width

62.9 mm

68 mm
Thickness

15.5 mm

8.2 mm
Height unfolded

160.9 mm

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Width unfolded

117.9 mm

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Thickness unfolded

15.5 mm

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Weight

263 g

164 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

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Waterproof

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IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

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IP65/IP68
Colors

Black, Silver

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

7.3 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1536 x 2152 pixels

1080 x 2520 pixels
Pixel density

362 ppi

449 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR10+, Always-On display

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine, DCI-P3 100%
Cover display

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

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Cover display physical size

4.6 inches

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Cover display resolution

720 x 1680 pixels

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 27 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1.0 µm, 1/3.4"
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS)

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
Cover camera

10 MP, 26 mm, f/2.2 , 1.22 µm
DxOMark photo

-

101
DxOMark video

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83
DxOMark camera score

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95

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

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Selfie camera

10 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1.22 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm, 1.12 µm, 1/4"
Selfie camera resolution

4320 x 2432 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

-

81
DxOMark video

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76
DxOMark camera score

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79

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

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aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

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BDS

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Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, geomagnetic, gyroscope, heart rate, pedometer, hall, light, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, magnetometer, pedometer, light, proximity, step counter, step detector, significant motion detector, game rotations vector, geomagnetic rotation vector, RGBC-IR sensor
Power bank function

Yes

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