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Sony Xperia 5 vs Apple iPhone XS

47 out 100
Sony Xperia 5
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
Sony Xperia 5
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 Manufactured in November, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 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
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 177g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3140mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 6/128 GB - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 5 and Apple iPhone XS
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
Smartphones:
Sony Xperia 5
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2520 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 400 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 81.2 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 5
570 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut100 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)227 Hz240 Hz
Response time15 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5], [Apple iPhone XS]

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 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Red		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 5
81.2 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 5 and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 640 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 5
976
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 5
2624
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9761307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26243447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 5
529987
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU169547202576
GPU162493217548
Memory88311146853
UX109636166662
NanoReview Score529987733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 5
3086
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.47.1 °C44.8 °C
Stability86 %63 %
Graphics Test18 fps34 fps
Graphics Score30865698
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5], [Apple iPhone XS]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 5
9921
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Writing score12175n/a
Web score7373n/a
Video editing5915n/a
Data manipulation8346n/a
NanoReview Score9921n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 16 GB 11.8 GB

Battery

Volume 3140 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (53% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 5
17:47
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing05:48 h05:44 h
Video Playback10:43 h09:44 h
Games04:10 h03:54 h
Standby Mode97 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 135 ° 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/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony Exmor RSApple iSight X
Sensor size1/2.61/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length52 mm52 mm
Sensor size1/3.41/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5
101
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5
83
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 5
95
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 32 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No 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
98
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5
109
Apple iPhone XS
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth features SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category1916
5G Supportn/aNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 5
80.2 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date November, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 1000
Sensors - 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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