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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x | Android 11 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.20 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.71 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3095mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.04 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 13 Pro is a bit better than the Sony Xperia 5 III, having a 93.3 score against 90.5. The iPhone 13 Pro comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Sony Xperia 5 III comes with Android 11 operating system. Even though iPhone 13 Pro and Sony Xperia 5 III were only released with a couple of months difference, iPhone 13 Pro's body is a bit thinner but also heavier than Sony Xperia 5 III.
IPhone 13 Pro counts with a better screen than Sony Xperia 5 III, and although they both have a display with the same size, the iPhone 13 Pro also has a quite better pixels count per inch of screen and a bit higher 1170 x 2532 resolution. Apple iPhone 13 Pro counts with a superior processing unit than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 13 Pro, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB more internal memory. Xperia 5 III takes a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 13 Pro, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia 5 III also counts with higher video frame rate.
Xperia 5 III has a much longer battery life than iPhone 13 Pro, because it has a 45% greater battery capacity.
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