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

Sony Xperia 5 vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

47 out 100
Sony Xperia 5
VS
89 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sony Xperia 5
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 Manufactured in November, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Sony Xperia 1 VII, Manufactured in June, 2025with 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
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 197g
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3140mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 6/128 GB - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 5 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
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 20.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 400 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 81.2 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 5
570 nits
Sony Xperia 1 VII
1474 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)227 Hzn/a
Response time15 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5]

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 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Red		 - Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 5
81.2 %
Sony Xperia 1 VII
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 5 and Sony Xperia 1 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 640 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 5
976
Sony Xperia 1 VII
3094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 5
2624
Sony Xperia 1 VII
9293
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9763094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26249293
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a22537
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Sony Xperia 1 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 5
529987
Sony Xperia 1 VII
2681282
CPU169547541740
GPU1624931120583
Memory88311549339
UX109636469620
NanoReview Score5299872681282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 5
3086
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.1 °Cn/a
Stability86 %n/a
Graphics Test18 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3086n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 5
9921
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Writing score12175n/a
Web score7373n/a
Video editing5915n/a
Data manipulation8346n/a
NanoReview Score9921n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 15
OS Size 16 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 3140 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (53% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 5
17:47
Sony Xperia 1 VII
23:28
Web Browsing05:48 h09:18 h
Video Playback10:43 h18:31 h
Games04:10 h06:32 h
Standby Mode97 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 7.1x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 135 ° 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/1.6f/1.9
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony Exmor RSSony IMX888
Sensor size1/2.61/1.35
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.3 - 3.5
Focal length52 mm170 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor size1/3.41/3.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length16 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX906
Sensor size1/3.41/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5
101
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5
83
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 5
95
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5]

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 CMOS Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/4 1/2.9
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 5
98
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 5
109
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
Bluetooth features SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, 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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)GSM 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 category19n/a
5G Supportn/aYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2019 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - 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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