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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.30 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Oxford blue | Black, Green and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 398.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is slightly better than the Motorola One 5G's 84.6 score. The Sony Xperia 5 III is a somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner phone than Motorola One 5G, even though both of them were released with only a few months difference. Xperia 5 III has a slightly better looking screen than Motorola One 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, the Xperia 5 III also counts with a little bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the display.
Xperia 5 III counts with just a little better processing power than Motorola One 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has 4 GB more RAM. The Xperia 5 III has a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Motorola One 5G, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1 TB and 128 GB more internal memory.
Motorola One 5G features just a bit better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 5 III, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity. Motorola One 5G shoots clearer photographs and videos than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a tinier camera sensor taking worse quality videos and photographs and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and a same size aperture, the Motorola One 5G also counts with a much better resolution camera.
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