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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| 2016-11-11 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue and Grey |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 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 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 5 II has a global score of 87.2, which is much better than Moto M's global score of 71.6. The Sony Xperia 5 II has the same weight and thickness than Moto M. The Xperia 5 II counts with a slightly better looking display than Moto M, because it has a just a little better screen density, a quite larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520.
The Xperia 5 II features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto M, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB. Xperia 5 II counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto M, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 II also has 4 GB more RAM.
Sony Xperia 5 II has better battery life than Motorola Moto M, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Xperia 5 II captures much clearer photos and videos than Moto M, because although it has a way less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos and a lot better video quality.
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