Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Sony Xperia 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - Global, USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA

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-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 5), aluminium frame / Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), ceramic body

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

157.6 mm

158 mm
Width

74.1 mm

68 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

175 / 198(ceramic) g

164 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP65/IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, White

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3040 pixels

1080 x 2520 pixels
Pixel density

522 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

Always-on display, HDR10+

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 2.31 GHz Cortex-A75

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A55

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Exynos 9820 Octa - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA, LATAM, China

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA; Adreno 640 - USA, LATAM, China

Adreno 640
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128, 512, 1024 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

512 GB

1 TB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 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@240fps, 720p@960fps

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

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

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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

120

101
DxOMark video

97

83
DxOMark camera score

113

95

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

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Selfie camera

10 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 1.22 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm, 1.12 µm, 1/4"
8 MP, f/2.2 , 22 mm, 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3648 x 2736 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

101

81
DxOMark video

88

76
DxOMark camera score

96

79

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 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
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

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
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, heart rate, SpO2, gyroscope, 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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