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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1680 x 720 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 295 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 is much better than the Xperia L4, getting a score of 81 against 71.8. The Sony Xperia 5 body is just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xperia L4, even though both of them were released only a couple of months apart. Xperia 5 features a more vivid screen than Xperia L4, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2520 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per inch of screen.
Xperia 5 features much more memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia L4, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Xperia 5 also has 128 GB internal memory. The Xperia 5 counts with a little faster processor than Xperia L4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xperia L4 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Xperia 5, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia 5 takes way better photos and videos than Sony Xperia L4, because although it has a back camera with less mega pixels, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photos, a bigger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited situations and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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