Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Sony Xperia 5 V Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023	Sep 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$599	€999

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm	6.06 x 2.68 x 0.34 inches 154 x 68 x 8.6 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.96% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits	OLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1566	2012
GeekBench 6 Multi
3839	5132
3D Mark High
2208	3686
3D Mark Low
1208	1564

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

23h 28min

Video

8h 38min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	52 MP Sensor size: 1/1.35"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps)
Front
10 MP	12 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs	Sony Xperia 5 V Specs
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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Review	Sony Xperia 5 V Review
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