Sony Xperia 5 III vs Sony Xperia 5 IV Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm	6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches 156 x 67 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 83.11% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 35min

Browsing

14h 30min

Video

6h 52min

Gaming

8h 22min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	Yes
Front
8 MP (HDR)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
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	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

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

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