Google Pixel 6 Pro vs Sony Xperia 5 II

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 6 Pro Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor, vs Sony Xperia 5 II, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5003mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 210g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 6 Pro and Sony Xperia 5 II
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 512 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 80.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 6 Pro
858 nits
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
sRGB gamut98.5 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz238 Hz
Response time1 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.9 mm (6.45 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 68 mm (2.68 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Yellow
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 6 Pro
88.6 %
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 6 Pro and Sony Xperia 5 II In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon 698
Graphics Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1280 768
GPU Frequency 848 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 6 Pro
1331
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 6 Pro
3078
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13311230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30783405
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 6 Pro
930173
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
CPU245121236582
GPU306201192490
Memory171401132271
UX207450184805
NanoReview Score930173746148
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 6 Pro
6207
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Max Surface Temp.40.4 °C45.9 °C
Stability56 %91 %
Graphics Test37 fps22 fps
Graphics Score62073835
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 6 Pro
11580
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Writing score1656215545
Web score87399996
Video editing69257188
Data manipulation111909618
NanoReview Score1158012685

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 14 GB 13 GB
UI Skin Stock Android n/a

Battery

Volume 5003 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 21 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (23 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:59 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 6 Pro
18:34
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Web Browsing06:56 h08:29 h
Video Playback10:55 h12:46 h
Games04:56 h05:22 h
Standby Mode94 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No 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) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN1Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.311/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.4
Focal length104 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX586Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size1/21/3.4
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX386Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/2.91/2.55
Pixel size1.25 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Video quality
Google Pixel 6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
111

Front camera

Matrix 111 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2880 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size n/a 1/4
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 6 Pro
143
Sony Xperia 5 II
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 6 Pro
115
Sony Xperia 5 II
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2022
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 6 Pro
84.6 dB
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2021 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 950
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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