| Samsung Galaxy Note II | Sony Xperia Z5 |
| Manufacture | Samsung | Sony |
| Model | Galaxy Note II | Xperia Z5 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 180 gram | 154.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 | 146.00 x 72.00 x 7.30 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, auto focus, BSI sensor, geo tagging | 23 megapixel, autofoucs, F2.0, hybrid autofocus, ISO 12800 |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | Pulsed LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | 4K UHD |
| Second Camera | 1.9 megapixels, BSI sensor | 5.1 megapixel, 1080p video capture |
| Display size | 5.5 inches | 0.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 720 | 1080 |
| Display height | 1280 | 1920 |
| PPI | 267.02 | NA |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 Cortex-A9 | 2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Octacore 64-bit MSM8994 |
| GPU | Mali-400MP | Adreno 430 |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM. 16/32/64 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 64 GB using microSD card | 3 GB RAM. 32 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 200 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, OGG, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MIDI, WAV | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 3100 mAh | 2900 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | NA | 520 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 790 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | Chrome |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | IP65 / IP68 |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |