Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Sony Xperia 5 III

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

LTE 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)

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

2017, August

Available. Released 2017, September

(UK) / (Worldwide) / (Japan; SO-53B, SOG05 and A103SO models) / (Japan; XQ-BQ42 SIM-unlocked model)

162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)

157 mm H / 68 mm W / 8.2 mm D

195 g (6.88 oz)

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

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Slate

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

6.1 in 1080p 21:9 () HDR OLED CinemaWide™ display, 120Hz refresh rate, ~449 pixel density / Gorilla Glass 6 / HDR BT.2020 / 10-bit color depth (1B colors)

6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 11 (upgradable up to Android 13)

Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China

Octa-core (1x 2.84 GHz Gold Prime, 3x 2.42 GHz Gold, 4x 1.8 GHz Silver) Kryo 680

Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Adreno 660

microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

microSDXC, / expandable up to 1

64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM

Universal Flash Storage (UFS 3.X) / 128 (SO-53B, SOG05 and A103SO models) / 256 (XQ-BQ42 model)

12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom";

12.2 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX557), f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8 μm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS / 12.2 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX663), f/2.3-2.8, 70-105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS / 12.2 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX363), f/2.2, 16mm (ultra-wide), 1/2.6", predictive Dual Pixel PDAF / Zeiss optics, HDR, eye tracking / 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF"

8 MP (Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7), f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.0 μm, HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)

Yes

Front Stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio jack 360 Reality Audio hardware decoding LDAC

Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

No

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz) / Bluetooth 5.2 / USB-C (supports DisplayPort) / NFC / GPS with Assisted GPS / Galileo / GLONASS / BeiDou / Mobile FeliCa/Osaifu-Keitai (XQ-BQ42, SO-53B, SOG05 and A103SO models only)

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

5.x, A2DP, LE

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

USB Type-C 3.x

No

Yes

Yes

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)

Fast charging

Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery

Non-removable Li-ion 4500 / USB PD 3.1 30W Charging

Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only)

SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K

About 603 USD