Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2019-10-02 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 is just a bit better than Sony Xperia 5, getting a score of 85 against 81. The Apple iPhone 8 is an older cellphone than Sony Xperia 5, but it's just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner anyway. The iPhone 8 has just a little better hardware performance than Xperia 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Sony Xperia 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2520 resolution, more pixels per display inch and a larger screen. The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light images and a tinier camera sensor capturing worse quality photographs and videos, and they both have a same resolution back camera and the same video definition, the Apple iPhone 8 also counts with higher 60 fps video frame rate.
Sony Xperia 5 features a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB. Sony Xperia 5 features a much better battery life than iPhone 8, because it has a 72% more battery capacity.
IPhone 8 is a bit more expensive than Sony Xperia 5, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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