Sony Xperia 5 IV vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$1300

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches 156 x 67 x 8.2 mm	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
	Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 83.11% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	3.6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 660
Memory
8GB/128GB	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 35min

Browsing

14h 30min

Video

6h 52min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.5"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
12 MP	8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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