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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| 2016-11-11 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 has a score of 81, which is much better than the Motorola Moto M's 71.6 global score. Although the Xperia 5 is newer than the Motorola Moto M, it is just a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier. Sony Xperia 5 has a little sharper display than Moto M, because it has a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a bit higher display pixels density.
The Xperia 5 has a little better hardware performance than Moto M, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xperia 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Xperia 5 has much more memory capacity for applications and games than Moto M, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xperia 5 has a bit longer battery duration than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 3140mAh battery capacity instead of 3050mAh. The Xperia 5 has a greater camera than Moto M, because although it has a way lower 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a way higher video definition.
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