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Realme Note 50 vs Sony Xperia 5 II

42 out 100
Realme Note 50
VS
58 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 II
Realme Note 50
Sony Xperia 5 II

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme Note 50 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.74 with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T612, vs Sony Xperia 5 II, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme Note 50
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 186g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/64 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme Note 50 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
Smartphones:
Realme Note 50
vs
Sony Xperia 5 II

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.74 in 6.1 in
Resolution 720x1600 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 560 nits 550 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6 % 80.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 167.2 mm (6.58 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 68 mm (2.68 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme Note 50
85.6 %
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %

Performance

Testing Realme Note 50 and Sony Xperia 5 II In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T612 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 1800 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A75)		 - 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 TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor n/a Hexagon 698
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 32 768
GPU Frequency 614 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 78.6 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme Note 50
422
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme Note 50
1515
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4221230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15153405
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme Note 50]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme Note 50
240229
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
CPU89261236582
GPU22518192490
Memory63430132271
UX65020184805
NanoReview Score240229746148
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.9 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a22 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3835
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 II]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Writing scoren/a15545
Web scoren/a9996
Video editingn/a7188
Data manipulationn/a9618
NanoReview Scoren/a12685

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin Realme UI T n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 21 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging No Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Web Browsingn/a08:29 h
Video Playbackn/a12:46 h
Gamesn/a05:22 h
Standby Moden/a96 h

Main camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 13 MP
Depth: 0.08 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
Focal length25 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX557
Sensor sizen/a1/1.7
Pixel sizen/a1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3T2
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX363
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Video quality
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Overall camera score
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
111
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Front camera

Matrix 5 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size n/a 1/4
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 720p at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)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 category722
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme Note 50
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 110 950
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 10 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 5 II the clear winner in this comparison.

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