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Sony Xperia 10 VII vs Realme 15 Pro 5G

63 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VII
VS
70 out of 100
Realme 15 Pro 5G
Sony Xperia 10 VII
Realme 15 Pro 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on September 12, 2025, against the Realme 15 Pro 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory 8 / 128 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 VII
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Weighs 19 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Realme 15 Pro 5G
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (32:07 vs 25:29 hours)
  • Delivers 75% higher peak brightness (1845 against 1056 nits)
  • 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 895K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Thinner bezels – 9% more screen real estate
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 10 VII and Realme 15 Pro 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
45.3
(Average)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 10 VII
vs
15 Pro 5G

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 449 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 6500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 91.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 96.9% -
PWM 480 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
15 Pro 5G
6.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Xperia 10 VII
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~24% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 10 VII
1056 nits
15 Pro 5G +75%
1845 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 153 mm (6.02 inches) 162.26 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 76.15 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 7.69 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Bad (1.82/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 10 VII
82.9%
15 Pro 5G +11%
91.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VII and Realme 15 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max clock 2400 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
L3 cache - 3 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 722
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 10 VII and Realme 15 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 10 VII
1019
15 Pro 5G +18%
1201
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 10 VII
3078
15 Pro 5G +15%
3549
Compute Score (GPU)
Xperia 10 VII
2108
15 Pro 5G +213%
6607
Compute Score (GPU) 2108 6607
Single-core score 1019 1201
Multi-core score 3078 3549
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 10 VII
895533
15 Pro 5G +40%
1251276
CPU 323080 475740
GPU 130255 238625
Memory 194501 218084
UX 247697 318827
Total score 895533 1251276
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xperia 10 VII
306
15 Pro 5G +118%
666
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 306 666
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xperia 10 VII
10370
15 Pro 5G +45%
15013
Web score 8413 17079
Video editing 5933 6656
Photo editing 20744 35259
Data manipulation 9301 9400
Writing score 12499 19269
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Sony Xperia 10 VII
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-04 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 11895533
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Realme 15 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (Reper_65)AnTuTu 111346084
📘 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2AnTuTu 111301157
📘 2026-07-16 (THAKUR)AnTuTu 111331093
📘 2026-03-14 (Bekbol)AnTuTu 111251276
📘 2026-01-25 (Алексей)AnTuTu 111232218
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM - Realme UI 6.0
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:47 hr 0:53 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:59 hr 14:42 hr
Watching video 14:55 hr 19:07 hr
Gaming 05:17 hr 07:28 hr
Standby 121 hr 142 hr
General battery life
Xperia 10 VII
25:29 hr
15 Pro 5G +26%
32:07 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 115°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX896
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC1320CS OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC820CS OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 10 VII
88.7 dB
15 Pro 5G
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 July 2025
Release date September 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $370
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme 15 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.

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