Google Pixel vs Sony Xperia 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Sep 05, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm	6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 158 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, White	Black, Grey, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.52% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2770 mAh, Li - Ion	3140 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (OIS, EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100	Date approved: Mar 10, 2020 FCC ID value: PY7-77587Q
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel Specs	Sony Xperia 5 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Google Pixel Review	Sony Xperia 5 Review
User Reviews
Google Pixel User Reviews	Sony Xperia 5 User Reviews