Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) vs Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB)
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia 5 IV vs Samsung Galaxy Note phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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6.1"
OLED
OLED
1080x2520
12
MP
MP
12mp
8GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
5000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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5.3"
AMOLED
AMOLED
800x1280
8
MP
MP
2mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
2500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72)
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32 Advantages 
4 Advantages | 16 Common items in both devices |
| Aluminum frame, glass front/back / Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| PDAF: phase detection autofocus / Autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| +9 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Model | Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia 5 IV XQCQ72, B2TWCX0, C2TWCX0, G2TWCX0 | Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000B, Galaxy Note 1 N7100 |
| Country or region available |    China, South Korea, Hong Kong |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Sony | Samsung |
| Release date | 9/22/2022, Announced: 9/1/2022 | 10/28/2011 |
| Depth | 8.2 millimeters (0.32 inches) | 9.65 millimeters (0.38 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 67 x 156 millimeters (2.64 x 6.14 in) | 82.95 x 146.85 millimeters (3.27 x 5.78 in) |
| Weight | 172 grams (6.02 ounces) | 178 grams (6.23 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum frame, glass front/back | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Protection against water and others | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Display type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 6.1" inches | 5.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~66.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x2520 pixels (21:9) | 800x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 449 PPI | 285 PPI |
| Colors | 1 billion | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | HDR8 BT.2020 | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| System version | Android 12 | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | Android 13 | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (SM8450) (4nm) | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210 (45nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core, 3 processors: 1x 3GHz ARM Cortex-X2 (Single-core) 3x 2.5GHz ARM Cortex-A710 (Triple-core) 4x 1.79GHz ARM Cortex-A510 (Quad-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 730 (818MHz) | ARM Mali-400 MP4 266Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | AnTuTu: 835038 (v9) Geekbench: 3448 (v5.1) GFXBench: 63fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| RAM memory | 8GB LPDDR5 | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 256GB (218GB available) UFS 3.1 | 16GB (13GB available) eMMC 5.0 |
| External storage | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3000/1024 Mbps | 21/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66) TD-LTE (34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46) VoLTE | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | SA/NSA/Sub6 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79) | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA, Sub6 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66) TD-LTE (34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46) VoLTE | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA, Sub6 | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (triple camera) 12 megapixels 12MP telephoto f/2.460mm1/3.5"PDAFOIS 12MP ultrawide f/2.2124°16mm1/2.5"PDAF | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 120 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/1.7 (aperture) | f/2.6 (aperture) |
| Focal length | 24mm lens | 28mm lens |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.8µm pixel | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo/video on both cameras | Not supported |
| Camera extras | 4K@24/30/60/120fps 1080p@30/60/120fps Zeiss optics | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 12 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) | VGA (640x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 24mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.25µm pixel | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Stereo sound 24-bit/192kHz | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV | MP4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| USB | USB 3.2 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | USB Type-C (reversible) | Micro-B USB MHL |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 + A2DP/LE | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax [wifi6E/6] (2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou, QZSS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 5000 mAh | 2500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 30W Wired fast charging Reverse charging by cable USB Power Delivery 3.0 | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Qi wireless charging Reverse wireless charging | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 13.5 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 820 hours (34.2 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Ecru White, Green • PS5 Remote Play • Sony Alpha | • Colors: Black, White, Pink • Samsung TouchWiz UI 4.0 • Panorama shot • S Pen stylus • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia 5 IV (XQ-CQ72) | Galaxy Note (GT-N7000 16GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.16W/kg (head), 0.96W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.34W/kg (head) |