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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | LTPS |
| 449 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 11 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is better than Moto G 5G, getting a 90.5 score against 81.5. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Xperia 5 III has a newer 11 version while Moto G 5G has Android 10 version, so it provides some extra features and performance enhancements. Xperia 5 III is a extremely lighter and thinner cellphone than Moto G 5G, even though both were released with only a couple months difference.
The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a slightly better screen than Motorola Moto G 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a just a bit higher count of pixels in each display inch. Xperia 5 III features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Moto G 5G, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a bit superior CPU than Moto G 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM. Motorola Moto G 5G has a bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 5 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. The Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a bit better camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same aperture, the Motorola Moto G 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with much more MP.
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