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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-14 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 115.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 10.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is much better than the LG V20, getting a overall score of 90.5 against 77. The Xperia 5 III design is noticeably newer and a bit lighter, but a little thicker than LG V20. Xperia 5 III has a little better performance than LG V20, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more processing cores.
The LG V20 has a little sharper screen than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater amount of pixels in each inch of screen and a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Xperia 5 III has just a bit better camera than LG V20, because although it has a lot less MP resolution camera in the back and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a way bigger camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images.
Xperia 5 III has a very superior memory to store more games and applications than LG V20, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Xperia 5 III counts with a way better battery performance than LG V20, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
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