Home Phone comparison Sony Xperia 5 II and Sony Xperia 1 VII - Which is better?

Sony Xperia 5 II vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

58 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 II
VS
89 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sony Xperia 5 II
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 II Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Sony Xperia 1 VII, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 197g
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 5 II and Sony Xperia 1 VII
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:
Sony Xperia 5 II
vs
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2520 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 80.8 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
Sony Xperia 1 VII
1474 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)238 Hzn/a
Response time8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 68 mm (2.68 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %
Sony Xperia 1 VII
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 5 II and Sony Xperia 1 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Sony Xperia 1 VII
3094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Sony Xperia 1 VII
9293
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12303094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34059293
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a22537
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Sony Xperia 1 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
Sony Xperia 1 VII
2681282
CPU236582541740
GPU1924901120583
Memory132271549339
UX184805469620
NanoReview Score7461482681282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.9 °Cn/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3835n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 II]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Writing score15545n/a
Web score9996n/a
Video editing7188n/a
Data manipulation9618n/a
NanoReview Score12685n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 15
OS Size 13 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 21 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:49 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Sony Xperia 1 VII
23:28
Web Browsing08:29 h09:18 h
Video Playback12:46 h18:31 h
Games05:22 h06:32 h
Standby Mode96 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 7.1x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX557Sony IMX888
Sensor size1/1.71/1.35
Pixel size1.8 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.3 - 3.5
Focal length70 mm170 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3T2Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/3.41/3.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX363Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/2.551/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 5 II
111
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/4 1/2.9
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100WCDMA 2100(Band1), 1900(Band2), 1700(Band4), 850(Band5), 800(Band6), 900(Band8), 800(Band19)
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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category22n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2020 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 950 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 1 VII the clear winner in this comparison.

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