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Sony Xperia 5 II vs Xperia 1 II

54 out of 100
Sony Xperia 5 II
VS
53 out of 100
Sony Xperia 1 II
Sony Xperia 5 II
Sony Xperia 1 II

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 5 II (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on September 17, 2020, against the Sony Xperia 1 II, which is powered by the same chip and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 5 II
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (20:42 vs 16:57 hours)
  • Weighs 18 grams less
  • The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 II
  • 43% higher pixel density (643 vs 449 PPI)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 11W
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (604 against 529 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 5 II and Xperia 1 II 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
354.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
10.2
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 5 II
vs
Xperia 1 II

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels 1644 x 3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 21:9
PPI 449 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 580 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 80.8% 84.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 123.3%
PWM 238 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 8 ms 7.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Xperia 1 II
6.5β€³ (21:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
Xperia 5 II
6.1β€³ (21:9 ratio) = 13.5 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 5 II
529 nits
Xperia 1 II +14%
604 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158 mm (6.22 inches) 165.1 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 68 mm (2.68 inches) 71.1 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Pink Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 5 II
80.8%
Xperia 1 II +4%
84.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 5 II and Sony Xperia 1 II
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max clock 2840 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 587 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 5 II and Sony Xperia 1 II
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 5 II
1168
Xperia 1 II +1%
1175
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 5 II
2506
Xperia 1 II +36%
3415
Compute Score (GPU)
Xperia 5 II +3%
3033
Xperia 1 II
2954
Compute Score (GPU) 3033 2954
Single-core score 1168 1175
Multi-core score 2506 3415
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 5 II +1%
986701
Xperia 1 II
973499
CPU 379925 383618
GPU 146839 143676
Memory 163211 167196
UX 296672 279009
Total score 986701 973499
Samples [7 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 91% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1104 1102
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xperia 5 II +19%
13453
Xperia 1 II
11302
Web score 11143 8599
Video editing 7201 5819
Photo editing 30617 28906
Data manipulation 10064 8515
Writing score 15500 14916
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Sony Xperia 5 II
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-18 -> Edward devtounAnTuTu 111000761
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 -> Edward devtounAnTuTu 11993822
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-09 (soc only)AnTuTu 11951811
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Denis_920)AnTuTu 111002794
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-19 (John)CPU Throttle63%
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Sony Xperia 1 II
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Teddy)AnTuTu 11955212
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 -> lightareofAnTuTu 11927027
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (Anh Peter)AnTuTu 11976506
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (DINO)AnTuTu 11970506
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-19 -> MinhAnTuTu 11978910
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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 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 3.0
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1000 GB Up to 1000 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
OS size 13 GB 20 GB

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 21 W 21 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (11 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:49 hr 1:55 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:29 hr 05:14 hr
Watching video 12:46 hr 09:52 hr
Gaming 05:22 hr 03:47 hr
Standby 96 hr 97 hr
General battery life
Xperia 5 II +22%
20:42 hr
Xperia 1 II
16:57 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 124Β° 124Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth: 0.0432 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX557 Sony IMX557
Sensor size 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 0.59 inch) 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 1.8 micron 1.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 70 mm 70 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.4" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/3.4" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX363 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Xperia 5 II
111
Xperia 1 II +1%
112
Samples Photo samples of Sony Xperia 5 II from DxOMark Photo samples of Sony Xperia 1 II from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 22 22
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB
Xperia 1 II +3%
78.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2020 February 2020
Release date October 2020 July 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $950 $1200
Successor - - Sony Xperia 1 VII
SAR (body) - 1.67 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Sony Xperia 5 II. But if the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Sony Xperia 1 II.

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Total votes: 330

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