Sony Xperia 5 V vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 V Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 V
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 5 V and Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2520 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 750 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 5 V
867 nits
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)274 Hz510 Hz
Response time2 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154 mm (6.06 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 68 mm (2.68 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 5 V
82.9 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 5 V and Apple iPhone 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 740 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 V
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 5 V
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)n/a2256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)n/a5416
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 5 V
1301226
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
CPU326026309276
GPU546226430651
Memory186740274739
UX242234308033
NanoReview Score13012261322699
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 5 V
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.4 °C
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9486

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin Stock Android n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3095 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:33 h 1:38 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 5 V
29:09
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Web Browsing10:26 h09:39 h
Video Playback19:52 h15:16 h
Games07:07 h05:20 h
Standby Mode139 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX888Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.351/1.66
Pixel size1.12 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX563Sony IMX772
Sensor size1/2.51/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5 V
124
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5 V
118
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 5 V
118
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Bokeh6075
Preview5881
Zoom86119

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5 V
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5 V
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.2 2
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*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 2100(Band 1), 1900(Band 2), 1700(Band 4), 850(Band 5), 800(Band 6), 900(Band 8), 800(Band 19)UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

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 V
89.9 dB
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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