Sony Xperia 5 vs Sony Xperia 10 VII
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Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 Manufactured in November, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Sony Xperia 10 VII, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5
- Lighter design: 164g vs 168g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 10 VII
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3140mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | 6/128 GB | 8/128 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2520 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.9:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 449 ppi | 449 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.2 % | 82.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 227 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 15 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 in) | 153 mm (6.02 in) |
| Width | 68 mm (2.68 in) | 72 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Red |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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)) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 585 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | 898.5 GFLOPS | 517.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 976 | 1019 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2624 | 3078 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 2108 |
| CPU | 169547 | 209526 |
| GPU | 162493 | 155058 |
| Memory | 88311 | 136299 |
| UX | 109636 | 140533 |
| NanoReview Score | 529987 | 641416 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 47.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 86 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 18 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3086 | n/a |
| Writing score | 12175 | n/a |
| Web score | 7373 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5915 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8346 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 9921 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
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 | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (53% in 30 min) | Yes (40% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 1:47 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:48 h | 10:59 h |
| Video Playback | 10:43 h | 14:55 h |
| Games | 04:10 h | 05:17 h |
| Standby Mode | 97 h | 121 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 135 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony Exmor RS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.6 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 52 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA 2100(Band 1), 1700(Band 4), 850(Band 5), 900(Band 8) |
| 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/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 19 | 18 |
| 5G Support | n/a | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 600 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 399 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 10 VII the clear winner in this comparison.
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