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Sony Xperia 5 V vs Xperia 5 IV

69 out of 100
Sony Xperia 5 V
VS
62 out of 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Sony Xperia 5 V
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 5 V (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on September 1, 2023, against the Sony Xperia 5 IV, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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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  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 V
  • Shows 38% longer battery life (29:09 vs 21:03 hours)
  • 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1774K versus 1242K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 5 V and Xperia 5 IV 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
10.4
(Bad)
Value Index
11.9
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 5 V
vs
Xperia 5 IV

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels 1080 x 2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 21:9
PPI 449 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 750 nits 650 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 83.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 100%
PWM 274 Hz 475 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 5 V
868 nits
Xperia 5 IV +6%
922 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 154 mm (6.06 inches) 156 mm (6.14 inches)
Width 68 mm (2.68 inches) 67 mm (2.64 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 5 V
82.9%
Xperia 5 IV
83.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 5 V and Sony Xperia 5 IV
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 680 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 5 V and Sony Xperia 5 IV
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score - 1530
Multi-core score - 4039
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 5 V +43%
1774668
Xperia 5 IV
1242193
CPU 613201 517505
GPU 429565 172625
Memory 255904 189500
UX 475998 362563
Total score 1774668 1242193
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xperia 5 V +72%
1097
Xperia 5 IV
637
Stability - 67%
Graphics test 8 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 1097 637
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 70% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 23 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
Graphics score 5320 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 58%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 2129
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9147
Video editing - 6069
Photo editing - 30654
Data manipulation - 11381
Writing score - 17371
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Sony Xperia 5 V
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-19 (Borche)AnTuTu 111774668
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Sony Xperia 5 IV
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-30 (Makaroncha)Battery lifeBattery report
📘 2026-04-16 (Makaroncha)AnTuTu 111280212
📘 2026-04-13 (Bviet2507)AnTuTu 111192213
📘 2026-04-04 (Nizzyy)AnTuTu 111263596
📘 2026-02-15 -> RABBITAnTuTu 111278614
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size - 24 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes Yes
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:33 hr 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:26 hr 08:14 hr
Watching video 19:52 hr 16:59 hr
Gaming 07:07 hr 05:39 hr
Standby 139 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Xperia 5 V +38%
29:09 hr
Xperia 5 IV
21:03 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 124°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX888 Sony IMX557
Sensor size 1/1.35" (≈ 0.74 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 60 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX650
Sensor size - 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 1.4 micron
Stabilization - 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 IMX563 Sony IMX563
Sensor size 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xperia 5 V +2%
124
Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Xperia 5 V +4%
118
Xperia 5 IV
113
Generic main camera score
Xperia 5 V
118
Xperia 5 IV +1%
119
Bokeh 60 55
Preview 58 62
Zoom 86 111
Samples Photo samples of Sony Xperia 5 V from DxOMark Photo samples of Sony Xperia 5 IV from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.25 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 20 20
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 V +3%
89.9 dB
Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2023 September 2022
Release date September 2023 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $999
Successor - - Sony Xperia 5 V
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 V is definitely a better buy.

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78 (48.4%)
83 (51.6%)
Total votes: 161

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