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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-05-15 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 425.00 | $ 264.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.44 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG Velvet is better than Xperia Z5 Compact, getting an 87.1 score against 75.1. Although the LG Velvet is notably heavier than the Xperia Z5 Compact, it's thinner and notably newer. The LG Velvet has a CPU that is just as good as Xperia Z5 Compact's processing unit, because although the LG Velvet has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have 8 cores, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xperia Z5 Compact has a bit more vivid display than LG Velvet, although it has a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a really smaller screen and a little less pixels per inch in the display. The LG Velvet counts with a much greater memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
The LG Velvet has a way better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. LG Velvet takes a bit better videos and photos than Xperia Z5 Compact, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same (4K) video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the LG Velvet also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
The LG Velvet not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making this phone an obvious call.
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