Sony Xperia 5 III vs Google Pixel 7
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 5 III (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on April 14, 2021, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 18 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 5 III
- The rear camera has a 4.4x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Weighs 29 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.2 mm narrower
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Delivers 65% higher peak brightness (980 against 593 nits)
- Supports wireless charging up to 20W
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (755K versus 683K)
- The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2520 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 449 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 350 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 490 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 14 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157 mm (6.18 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 68 mm (2.68 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Pink | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 152244 | 203616 |
| GPU | 278585 | 295372 |
| Memory | 103244 | 108654 |
| UX | 143374 | 142235 |
| Total score | 683813 | 755766 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 46.5 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 69% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5612 | 6523 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7506 |
| Video editing | - | 6176 |
| Photo editing | - | 17801 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10086 |
| Writing score | - | 15649 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Android Results (193rd and 141st place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | - | Stock Android |
| OS size | 17.6 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4355 mAh |
| Charge power | 30 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:32 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 17:37 hr | 16:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:12 hr | 05:26 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.4x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 124° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX557 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 - Focal length: 105 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX663 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | 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 | April 2021 | October 2022 |
| Release date | October 2021 | October 2022 |
| 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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Google Pixel 7. It has a better camera and design.
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