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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 13 | Android 11 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 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 |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 III has a global score of 90.5, which is much better than Motorola Edge 40's score of 77.2. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but Sony Xperia 5 III has the previous 11 version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13. The Sony Xperia 5 III construction is notably older, a bit thicker and just a little heavier than Motorola Edge 40.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a slightly better looking display than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per screen inch and a bit worse 1080 x 2400 resolution, it also counts with a quite larger display. The Sony Xperia 5 III features a much more powerful processing unit than Motorola Edge 40. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
Motorola Edge 40 features just a bit better camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Motorola Edge 40 also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better captures in low light environments, a lot more MP camera and a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Xperia 5 III has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Edge 40, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory. Xperia 5 III counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Motorola Edge 40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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