Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.1 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 545.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 801 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 10.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.44 | 3.68 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has an overall score of 81.5, which is slightly better than Xperia Z5 Premium's 79.8 overall score. Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a much newer phone, and it's also somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner than Xperia Z5 Premium. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Xperia Z5 Premium counts with Android 5.1 OS.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a superior CPU than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Xperia Z5 Premium has an incredibly better screen than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a bigger screen, a way greater pixels density and a much better resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels.
The Xperia Z5 Premium features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB. Xperia Z5 Premium features a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 3430mAh battery size.
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium takes clearer photographs and videos than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium also counts with a way better resolution back-facing camera and a much bigger back camera sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the iPhone SE (2020) is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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