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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-09-10 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Aurora Down and Cosmic black | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 395 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is way better than vivo X70's general score of 73.8. These devices use the same Android 11 operating system. Xperia 5 III's design is a little bit thicker but just a little bit lighter than vivo X70, and both were only released with a few months difference.
Xperia 5 III features a bit more vivid screen than vivo X70, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The vivo X70 features a bit more powerful processor than Sony Xperia 5 III. Both of them have 8 cores and 8 GB of RAM.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than vivo X70, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III counts with a bit superior battery performance than vivo X70, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4400mAh.
Vivo X70 features a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a lot smaller sensor shooting much lower quality videos and pictures, slower video frame rates and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video, and they both have the same video definition, the vivo X70 also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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