Sony Xperia XZ vs Sony Xperia 5 Specs Comparison

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

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Sep 05, 2019

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
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, 26, 28, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 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: Feb 14, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Date approved: Mar 10, 2020
FCC ID value: PY7-77587Q
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg
Head: 0.38 W/kg
Body: 0.43 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
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