Sony Xperia 5 IV vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches 156 x 67 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
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 83.11% 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 Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1277 (Average)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 730	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
8GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12)	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

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 35min

Browsing

14h 30min

Video

6h 52min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) 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) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.5"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
12 MP	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,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, 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
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

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