Home Phone comparison Vivo X100 and Sony Xperia 5 IV - Which is better?

Vivo X100 vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

81 out 100
Vivo X100
VS
68 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Vivo X100
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X100 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 Vivo X100
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 206g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo X100 and Sony Xperia 5 IV
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:
Vivo X100
vs
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 3000 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X100
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a475 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.05 mm (6.46 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 75.19 mm (2.96 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X100
90 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X100 and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X100
2201
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X100
7468
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22011530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)74684039
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X100]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X100
2060914
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU495541318324
GPU863591324266
Memory354043182542
UX347739223003
NanoReview Score20609141048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X100
15923
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
Stability38 %n/a
Graphics Test95 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15923n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X100], [Sony Xperia 5 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X100
14065
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing score2295817371
Web score1175510937
Video editing56456740
Data manipulation125239331
NanoReview Score1406512602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 15 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X100
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsingn/a08:14 h
Video Playbackn/a16:59 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 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 119 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX920Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.491/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length70 mm60 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX650
Sensor size1/2.01/3.5
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/2.761/2.5
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Vivo X100
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Vivo X100
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a62
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 20 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGD2 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.9
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.25 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19WCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X100
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 569 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No

Note

Vivo X100:

The top version with 16 GB of RAM comes with LPDDR5T memory type, while the others utilize LPDDR5X.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X100 the clear winner in this comparison.

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