| Sony Xperia Z5 | Samsung Galaxy Note II |
| Manufacture | Sony | Samsung |
| Model | Xperia Z5 | Galaxy Note II |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 154 gram | 180.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146 x 72 x 7.3 | 151.10 x 80.50 x 9.40 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 |
| 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 | NA | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 23 megapixel, autofoucs, F2.0, hybrid autofocus, ISO 12800 | 8 megapixel, auto focus, BSI sensor, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | Pulsed LED | LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 4K UHD | 1080p |
| Second Camera | 5.1 megapixel, 1080p video capture | 1.9 megapixels, BSI sensor |
| Display size | 0 inches | 5.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 1080 | 720 |
| Display height | 1920 | 1280 |
| PPI | NA | 267.02 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Octacore 64-bit MSM8994 | 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 Cortex-A9 |
| GPU | Adreno 430 | Mali-400MP |
| Memory | 3 GB RAM. 32 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 200 GB using microSD card | 2 GB RAM. 16/32/64 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 64 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, OGG, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MIDI, WAV |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2900 mAh | 3100 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 520 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 790 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Chrome | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | IP65 / IP68 | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |