Samsung Galaxy NX vs Sony A5100

Sony A5100 advantages over Samsung Galaxy NX

• Lens selection
  Good vs Limited
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Fast startup
  ~2.00 vs 2.7 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A5100 test data on DxO Mark Galaxy NX test data on DxO Mark
  1,347 vs 910 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Lighter weight
  399g vs 718g
  Lighter weight
• Less shutter lag
  0.23 vs 0.33 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  24.3 vs 20.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  67 vs 15 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)