Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-10-02 | 2020-04-24 |
| 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 | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | $ 399.00 |
| 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 A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| 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
IPhone SE (2020) is just a bit better than Xperia 5, having a overall score of 81.5 against 81. The iPhone SE (2020) is a just a little thinner and just a little bit lighter cellphone than Xperia 5, even though both of them were released only a couple of months apart. The iPhone SE (2020) features a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Sony Xperia 5 features a bit sharper display than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2520, a bigger display and a higher display density. IPhone SE (2020) features a little bit better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor giving a lower image quality and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels, the iPhone SE (2020) also counts with better video frame rates.
Sony Xperia 5 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The Xperia 5 has a way better battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 72% more battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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