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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Sony Xperia 5 is better than realme 8 5G, with a overall score of 81 against 72. Although Sony Xperia 5 is older than realme 8 5G, it's design is just a little thinner and lighter. The realme 8 5G has a bit better looking screen than Xperia 5, because although it has a bit worse pixels number per inch of screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bigger display.
Xperia 5 features a little bit better processing power than realme 8 5G, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia 5 also has more RAM. The realme 8 5G has a bit better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the realme 8 5G also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
The realme 8 5G has a slightly bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia 5, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the realme 8 5G also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 1 TB. Realme 8 5G counts with a very superior battery performance than Xperia 5, because it has a 59% greater battery size.
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