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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Vivo |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2021-09-30 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Aurora Down and Cosmic black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2376 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A78, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 16.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 has an overall score of 81, which is just a bit better than the vivo X70 Pro's 78.3 score. Xperia 5 is an older and a little thicker cellphone than the vivo X70 Pro, but Sony was able to make it lighter anyway. Sony Xperia 5 counts with a little sharper screen than vivo X70 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2520px resolution and a quite better screen density.
The Xperia 5 has a little bit better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than vivo X70 Pro, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The vivo X70 Pro has a bit more powerful CPU than Sony Xperia 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the vivo X70 Pro also has 6 GB more RAM memory.
The vivo X70 Pro takes way better pictures and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the vivo X70 Pro also counts with a much larger camera sensor, a back facing camera with much more MP and faster video frame rates.
The vivo X70 Pro features a much longer battery performance than Sony Xperia 5, because it has a 42% larger battery size.
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