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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| 2019-10-02 | 2018-04-19 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.2 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 has a global score of 81, which is a little bit better than Motorola Moto G6 Plus's general score of 77.5. The Xperia 5 is a newer and just a bit lighter phone than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, but it's just a bit thicker. The Sony Xperia 5 has a bit better processor than Motorola Moto G6 Plus. Both have a 6 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
The Xperia 5 has a slightly better looking screen than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a little bit more pixels per inch in the display, a little bit bigger display and a quite better 1080 x 2520 resolution. Xperia 5 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Moto G6 Plus, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Moto G6 Plus features a camera that is very similar to Xperia 5's camera, and although the Moto G6 Plus has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for taking photographs or video in low-light environments, they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels and the same back camera sensor size.
The Moto G6 Plus has a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia 5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
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