Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; HSDPA 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500),

LTE
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 Cat20, 2048 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat15, 800 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

2+ Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM

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

151 mm

135 mm
Width

71.8 mm

65 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

12.1 mm
Weight

168 g

168 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP65/IP68
Colors

Aura Black, Aura Glow, Aura Pink, Aura Red, Aura White

Black, Coral Pink, Moss Green, White Silver

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.3 inches

5.0 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2280 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

400 ppi

483 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

HDR10+, Always-On display

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A75

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Exynos 9825 / Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Mali-G76 MP12 / Adreno 640

Adreno 630
Memory RAM

12 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

64 GB
Memory card

No

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

-

400 GB
Storage

UFS 2.1

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Main camera

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

19 MP, f/2.0 , 25 mm, 1/2.3" , 1.22 µm
12 MP, f/2.1 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

5057 x 3796 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual LED flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
Camera features

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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Yes

-
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth AVRCP

Yes

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bluetooth HFP

Yes

-
bluetooth HID

Yes

-
bluetooth OPP

Yes

-
bluetooth PAN

Yes

-
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
bluetooth DIP

Yes

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bluetooth MAP

Yes

-
bluetooth PBAP

PBAP/PAB

-
bluetooth HSP

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

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

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity, in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity
Power bank function

Yes

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