Samsung Galaxy Note 10 vs Sony Xperia 5

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
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 48, 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)
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

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

151 mm

158 mm
Width

71.8 mm

68 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

168 g

164 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

IP65/IP68
Colors

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

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.3 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2280 pixels

1080 x 2520 pixels
Pixel density

400 ppi

449 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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%

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A75

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A55

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Exynos 9825 / Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Mali-G76 MP12 / Adreno 640

Adreno 640
Memory RAM

8 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

UFS 2.1

-

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

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

12 MP, f/1.6 , 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom , 26 mm
12 MP, f/2.1 , 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@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps

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

dual LED flash

LED flash
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

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
DxOMark photo

-

101
DxOMark video

-

83
DxOMark camera score

-

95

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, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

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

-
bluetooth HFP

Yes

-
bluetooth HID

Yes

-
bluetooth OPP

Yes

-
bluetooth PAN

Yes

-
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
bluetooth DIP

Yes

-
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

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

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

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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