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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 12 | Android 11 |
| 2023-07-11 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.10 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| -- | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2412 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is better than the Nothing Phone (2)'s 75.6 global score. Even though Xperia 5 III is incredibly older than Nothing Phone (2), it's construction is a little bit thinner and lighter. These phones have Android OS, but the Xperia 5 III has the older 11 version and Nothing Phone (2) has Android 12.
Nothing Phone (2) has a little bit better looking display than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2412px resolution and a quite worse pixels count per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit larger screen. Nothing Phone (2) has just a bit better processing power than Sony Xperia 5 III. Both have 8 cpu cores and a 8 GB RAM memory.
The Nothing Phone (2) shoots much better photographs and videos than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and lower 60 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Nothing Phone (2) also counts with a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Nothing Phone (2), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Nothing Phone (2) has just a little bit longer battery duration than Sony Xperia 5 III, because it has a 4 percent more battery capacity.
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