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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 II has an overall score of 87.2, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 7 Plus's 83.8 global score. The Sony Xperia 5 II design is extremely newer and lighter, but just a bit thicker than the iPhone 7 Plus. Apple iPhone 7 Plus features a little sharper screen than Sony Xperia 5 II, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little inferior number of pixels per screen inch and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution.
Xperia 5 II has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Xperia 5 II counts with just a bit better processing power than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a higher number of cores and 5 GB more RAM memory.
Xperia 5 II captures much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same video quality and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Xperia 5 II also has a bigger aperture for better low light photos and videos, faster 120 fps video frame rates and a way larger sensor capturing way better quality videos and photographs.
Xperia 5 II features a really longer battery duration than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 38% more battery capacity.
The Sony Xperia 5 II not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, which makes it an easy decision.
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