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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2022-07-21 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | -- |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 10.89 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is better than the Google Pixel 6a's general score of 76.4. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xperia 5 III has older 11 version while Google Pixel 6a has Android 12. The Xperia 5 III construction is just a bit lighter and a bit thinner than Google Pixel 6a, despite of the fact that it was released about a year before.
Xperia 5 III counts with a bit better screen than Google Pixel 6a, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xperia 5 III also has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520px and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Xperia 5 III has a much greater performance than Google Pixel 6a, because it has more processing cores and more RAM memory.
The Xperia 5 III has a superior camera than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a worse (4K) video quality and a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, they both have the same diafragm aperture. Sony Xperia 5 III has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel 6a, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Google Pixel 6a's battery duration is just as good as the battery lifetime in Xperia 5 III, although the Google Pixel 6a has 4410mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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