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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has a score of 90.5, which is a lot better than the Sony Xperia Z3+'s global score of 73.7. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 5 III has newer 11 version while Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version. Xperia 5 III's design is newer, but somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than the Sony Xperia Z3+.
Xperia Z3+ has a little bit better screen than Sony Xperia 5 III, although it has a little bit worse display density, a bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px. The Xperia 5 III counts with a quite better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z3+, because although it has a way less megapixels back facing camera and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and a lot larger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has 224 GB more internal storage and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III has a way better battery life than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 2930mAh.
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