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Sony Xperia 5 II vs Apple iPhone X

58 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 II
VS
49 out 100
Apple iPhone X
Sony Xperia 5 II
Apple iPhone X

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 II Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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 Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 174g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 5 II and Apple iPhone X
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Sony Xperia 5 II
vs
Apple iPhone X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2520 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 80.8 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz240 Hz
Response time8 ms2.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 II], [Apple iPhone X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 68 mm (2.68 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink		 - Silver
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 5 II and Apple iPhone X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 650 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 768 192
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Apple iPhone X
1089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Apple iPhone X
2918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12301089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34052918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
Apple iPhone X
507548
CPU236582192337
GPU192490122353
Memory132271101238
UX18480591620
NanoReview Score746148507548
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Apple iPhone X
3522
Max Surface Temp.45.9 °C45.7 °C
Stability91 %63 %
Graphics Test22 fps21 fps
Graphics Score38353522
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 II], [Apple iPhone X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Apple iPhone X
n/a
Writing score15545n/a
Web score9996n/a
Video editing7188n/a
Data manipulation9618n/a
NanoReview Score12685n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 13 GB 5.3 GB

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 2716 mAh
Max Charging Power 21 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:49 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Web Browsing08:29 h05:31 h
Video Playback12:46 h09:07 h
Games05:22 h03:35 h
Standby Mode96 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad 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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length24 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX557Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.71/3
Pixel size1.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length70 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3T2n/a
Sensor size1/3.41/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX363n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Apple iPhone X
101
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Apple iPhone X
89
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 5 II
111
Apple iPhone X
97
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 II], [Apple iPhone X]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3472x2063 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/4 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
n/a
Apple iPhone X
88
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
n/a
Apple iPhone X
92

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*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 (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2216
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB
Apple iPhone X
85.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2020 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr November, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 950 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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