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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-04-14 |
| -- | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| -- | 5.96 ounces |
| -- | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Titanium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| -- | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| -- | 449 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 10.34 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is much better than Apple iPhone 16 Pro, getting a 90.5 score against 74.7. The Xperia 5 III has Android 11 OS, and Apple iPhone 16 Pro comes with iOS OS. Xperia 5 III features a much better display than iPhone 16 Pro, although it has a quite smaller screen. Xperia 5 III features a much greater hardware performance than iPhone 16 Pro, and although they both have a 8 GB RAM memory, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger number of faster cores.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 16 Pro, and although they both have equal 256 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III shoots slightly better videos and photos than iPhone 16 Pro, although it has a lower 3840x2160 video definition and a way lower 12 megapixels resolution back camera.
Xperia 5 III features a way better battery life than iPhone 16 Pro.
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