Sony Xperia 5 vs Sony Xperia XZ Specs Comparison

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8.0
Sony Xperia 5
7.0
Sony Xperia XZ
Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia XZ
Released · Oct 02, 2019
Released · Oct 02, 2016
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Triple camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
3140 mAh
2900 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 05, 2019 Sep 01, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches
158 x 68 x 8.2 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 164.0 g 5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey, Blue, Red Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 80.52% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR IPS LCD
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 485
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 640 Adreno 530
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3140 mAh, Li - Polymer 2900 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
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
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (OIS, EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
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, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 10, 2020
FCC ID value: PY7-77587Q
Date approved: Feb 14, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.43 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
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