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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| 2019-10-24 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.79 x 2.71 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 443 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 4 is a bit better than the Xperia 5, having a general score of 81.9 against 81. Google Pixel 4's construction has the same thickness than the Xperia 5, but it's just a little bit lighter. Xperia 5 features a processing unit that's very similar to the Google Pixel 4 one, both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Sony Xperia 5 has a display that is very similar to Google Pixel 4's display, although the Sony Xperia 5 also has a quite bigger screen, a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and a quite better quantity of pixels per inch in the display. The Google Pixel 4 and the Xperia 5 have similar cameras, because although the Xperia 5 has a back-facing camera with less megapixels resolution, a smaller sensor shooting lower quality images and a worse video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
Xperia 5 features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 4, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. Xperia 5 has a little longer battery performance than Google Pixel 4, because it has a 12 percent bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Google Pixel 4 is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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