HTC Desire 20+ vs Sony Xperia 5 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 20+

HTC Desire 20+

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Sony Xperia 5

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HTC Desire 20+ or Sony Xperia 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 20+ Sony Xperia 5
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Release date 2020, October 19 2019, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.9 x 75.7 x 9 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 2.98 in 158 x 68 x 8.2 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.68 in
Weight 203 g | 7.16 oz 164 g | 5.78 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6) & aluminum frame
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Colors Dawn Orange, Twilight Black Blue, Red, Black, Grey
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3140 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.1" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 86.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.7% 80.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 449 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - DCI-P3 100%
-HDR BT.2020
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
DxOMark Main Score 95
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 83
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
DxOMark Selfie Score 79
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 76

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 618 Adreno 640
External memory microSDXC microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 332639
Antutu 8 Total 372456
GeekBench 6 Single Core 949
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2642
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2461
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2107
GeekBench 5 Single Core 731
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2624

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, Cat6 300/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dynamic vibration system
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W
-Quick Charge 4.0

- Fast battery charging 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0)
-USB Power Delivery
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as HTC Desire 20 Plus

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