Compare Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. Sony Xperia 5 III


Samsung Galaxy S8 Sony Xperia 5 III
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phone
phone
Brand Samsung Sony
Model Galaxy S8 Xperia 5 III
Category Premium Premium
Announced April 2017 April 2021
Approximate price 809€ / 909$ / 699£ 999€ / 1.099$ / 829£
Status Available Available
phone_android Body
Dimensions 160 x 73 x 8mm
6,28 x 2,89 x 0,32″
165 x 71 x 8mm
6,50 x 2,80 x 0,32″
Weight 173 gr / 6,10 oz 186 gr / 6,56 oz
Material Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame
Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink Black, Green, Pink
SIM
Card Size
Dual SIM Hybrid, Standby Hybrid, Standby
Display
Panel Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2″ 6.1″
Resolution 1.440 x 2.960 pixels 1.080 x 2.520 pixels
Aspect Ratio 5.9:18
Pixel Density ~529 ppi ~449 ppi
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 8895
CPU Octa-core 2.3 GHz GHz
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Memory
Storage/RAM 64GB / 4GB RAM 128GB / 8GB RAM
256GB / 8GB RAM
Memory Type UFS 2.0 UFS 3.1
Card Slot microSDXC microSDXC
camera_front Main Camera
Lenses
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Vídeo Array
Selfie Camera
Lenses
Features Auto-HDR HDR
Vídeo Array
Sound
Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5mm Jack Yes Yes
Fingerprint Sensor
Type Capacitive Capacitive
Position Rear Side
Battery
Type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Removable No No
Quick Charging 1
Wireless Charging 1
wifi Communications
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Wi-Fi Direct
NFC Yes Yes
Bluetooth 5.0, aptX 5.2, aptX HD
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS / A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZDDS / A-GPS
USB
Radio FM No No
IR Blaster No No
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phone
phone
Brand Samsung Sony
Model Galaxy S8 Xperia 5 III
Category Premium Premium
Announced April 2017 April 2021
Price ≈ 809€ / 909$ / 699£ 999€ / 1.099$ / 829£
Status Available Available
phone_android Body
Dims. 160 x 73 x 8mm
6,28 x 2,89 x 0,32″
165 x 71 x 8mm
6,50 x 2,80 x 0,32″
Weight 173 gr / 6,10 oz 186 gr / 6,56 oz
Material Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame
Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink Black, Green, Pink
SIM
Card Size
Dual SIM Hybrid, Standby Hybrid, Standby
Display
Panel Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2″ 6.1″
Resolution 1.440 x 2.960 pixels 1.080 x 2.520 pixels
Aspect Ratio 5.9:18
Pixel Density ~529 ppi ~449 ppi
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 8895
CPU Octa-core 2.3 GHz GHz
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Memory
Storage / RAM 64GB / 4GB RAM 128GB / 8GB RAM
256GB / 8GB RAM
Memory Type UFS 2.0 UFS 3.1
Memory Card Slot microSDXC microSDXC
camera_front Main Camera
Lenses
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Vídeo Array
Selfie Camera
Lenses
Features Auto-HDR HDR
Vídeo Array
Sound
Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5mm Jack Yes Yes
Fingerprint Sensor
Type Capacitive Capacitive
Position Rear Side
Battery
Type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Removable No No
Quick Charging 1
Wireless Charging 1
wifi Communications
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Wi-Fi Direct
NFC Yes Yes
Bluetooth 5.0, aptX 5.2, aptX HD
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS / A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZDDS / A-GPS
USB
Radio FM No No
IR Blaster No No