Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Sony Xperia 5 IV - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

82 out 100
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
VS
68 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Plus Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 201g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4383mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Sony Xperia 5 IV
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
vs
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 83.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1638 nits
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz475 Hz
Response time3 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15 Plus], [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.9 mm (6.33 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
88 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 730
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
2621
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6626
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)26211530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)66264039
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 15 Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1369027
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU378908318324
GPU436307324266
Memory231161182542
UX322651223003
NanoReview Score13690271048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
9703
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
Max Surface Temp.41.6 °Cn/a
Stability80 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9703n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing scoren/a17371
Web scoren/a10937
Video editingn/a6740
Data manipulationn/a9331
NanoReview Scoren/a12602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory Cardn/aMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 18 GB 24 GB
UI Skin n/a Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4383 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:34 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
29:51
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsing13:13 h08:14 h
Video Playback20:21 h16:59 h
Games07:01 h05:39 h
Standby Mode122 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording n/a No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX904Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX633Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/2.551/2.5
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
147
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
153
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
145
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokeh8055
Preview8462
Zoom114111
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15 Plus], [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.9
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.25 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a1
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
90.6 dB
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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