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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-11-11 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Green and Pink |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is a lot better than the Motorola Moto M's 71.6 overall score. Sony Xperia 5 III is a notably newer cellphone than Motorola Moto M, but it's a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker. The Sony Xperia 5 III features a little sharper screen than Moto M, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2520, a bit bigger screen and a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Motorola Moto M, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 224 GB more internal storage capacity. Xperia 5 III features a little bit better processing power than Motorola Moto M, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xperia 5 III counts with a way better battery life than Moto M, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3050mAh. Xperia 5 III shoots much better videos and photos than Moto M, because although it has a way less mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited situations and a way higher (4K) video definition.
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