Sony Xperia 5 III vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

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7.5
Sony Xperia 5 III
6.1
Google Pixel 7a
Sony Xperia 5 III Google Pixel 7a
Released · Oct 08, 2021
Released · May 10, 2023
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Dual camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4385 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021 May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump)
152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Pink Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1277 (Average)
Bright Min
3.3 (Poor) 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
Octa-core
2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS) 8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11) Android (15, 14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1437
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3461
3D Mark High
Untested 1631
3D Mark Low
Untested 1095

Battery

Type
4500 mAh 4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
6h 22min
Browsing
10h 16min
Video
11h 26min
Gaming
9h 55min
Battery Life Estimate
6h 4min
Browsing
15h 27min
Video
9h 7min
Gaming
5h 27min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
64 MP
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.73"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.3
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
8 MP (HDR) 13 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
133
Overall
140
Photo
127
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79 n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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