Sony Xperia 5 II vs Xperia 5
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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 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 5 II
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 860 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3140 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 16% longer battery life (20:42 vs 17:47 hours)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (986K versus 782K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 5
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (577 against 535 nits)
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2520 pixels | 1080 x 2520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 20.9:9 |
| PPI | 449 ppi | 449 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 400 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% | 81.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| PWM | 238 Hz | 227 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 15 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 inches) | 158 mm (6.22 inches) |
| Width | 68 mm (2.68 inches) | 68 mm (2.68 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Pink | Black, Gray, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
| 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: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 690 |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 585 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~901.6 GFLOPS | ~898.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3033 | - |
| Single-core score | 1168 | 976 |
| Multi-core score | 2506 | 2624 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 379925 | 299382 |
| GPU | 146839 | 163527 |
| Memory | 163211 | 108522 |
| UX | 296672 | 211136 |
| Total score | 986701 | 782567 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1104 | 878 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11143 | 8813 |
| Video editing | 7201 | 5956 |
| Photo editing | 30617 | 22485 |
| Data manipulation | 10064 | 8239 |
| Writing score | 15500 | 13084 |
Recent User Tests
Sony Xperia 5 II
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-18 -> Edward devtoun | AnTuTu | 1000761 |
| 📘 2026-05-09 -> Edward devtoun | AnTuTu | 993822 |
| 📘 2025-12-09 (soc only) | AnTuTu | 951811 |
| 📘 2025-10-21 (Denis_920) | AnTuTu | 1002794 |
| 📘 2025-10-19 (John) | CPU Throttle | 63% |
Sony Xperia 5
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| OS size | 13 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3140 mAh |
| Max charge power | 21 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:49 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:29 hr | 05:48 hr |
| Watching video | 12:46 hr | 10:43 hr |
| Gaming | 05:22 hr | 04:10 hr |
| Standby | 96 hr | 97 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 124° | 135° |
| 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 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX557 | Sony Exmor RS |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.6" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Sony Xperia 5 II from DxOMark | Photo samples of Sony Xperia 5 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 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 98 |
| Video | - | 109 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | - |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2020 | September 2019 |
| Release date | October 2020 | November 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $950 | $600 |
| Successor | - | - Sony Xperia 5 II |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.03 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.95 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Sony Xperia 5 II is definitely a better buy.
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