Sony Xperia 5 II vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 II Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Manufactured in August, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 168g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10
  • Larger display: 6.3in

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 5 II and Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2520 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 80.8 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
783 nits
sRGB gamut100 %97.1 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz236 Hz
Response time8 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 151 mm (5.94 in)
Width 68 mm (2.68 in) 71.8 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 5 II and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Yes
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 768 432
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 770 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 651.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
2512
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1230957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34052512
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
644026
CPU236582153515
GPU192490210357
Memory132271150340
UX184805129814
NanoReview Score746148644026
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
3345
Max Surface Temp.45.9 °C48.6 °C
Stability91 %78 %
Graphics Test22 fps20 fps
Graphics Score38353345
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
8546
Writing score155459229
Web score99966604
Video editing71885834
Data manipulation96186760
NanoReview Score126858546

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 13 GB 20 GB
UI Skin n/a One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3500 mAh
Max Charging Power 21 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (12 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:49 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
17:28
Web Browsing08:29 h06:34 h
Video Playback12:46 h11:12 h
Games05:22 h04:27 h
Standby Mode96 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX557Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.71/2.55
Pixel size1.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.1
Focal length70 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3T2Samsung S5K3M3
Sensor size1/3.41/3.6
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX363Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size1/2.551/3.1
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 5 II
111
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.6
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/4 1/2.65
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66(1700/B2100))LTE (B(2000/B)/B20/B150)
LTE category2220
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
80.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2020 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr August, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 950 949
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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