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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-10-12 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 II has a general score of 87.2, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 11 Pro Max's 85.3 overall score. Xperia 5 II is a newer cellphone, and it is also a lot lighter and a bit thinner than iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has just a bit better screen than Sony Xperia 5 II, because it has a bit greater pixels count in each inch of screen, a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a bit larger screen.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a little bit better performance than Xperia 5 II, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Xperia 5 II features a superior memory to install applications and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal memory.
The Xperia 5 II features a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same resolution back camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xperia 5 II also has a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, better 120 frames per second video frame rates and a much larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Sony Xperia 5 II and the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max both feature similar batteries duration, although the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has 3969mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Sony Xperia 5 II is also a bargain compared to others.
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