Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is slightly better than Xperia 5, with an 81.5 score against 81. Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a a little bit thinner and a little lighter cellphone than the Xperia 5, even when both were released only a couple months apart. The Xperia 5 counts with a little sharper screen than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a greater display density, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a bigger display.
The iPhone SE (2020) counts with a bit faster CPU than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a bit better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller camera sensor capturing worse quality images and videos and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same video definition and a 12 megapixels resolution back camera, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with higher video frame rate.
Xperia 5 has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. Sony Xperia 5 has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, iPhone SE (2020) is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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