Sony Xperia 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison and Differences
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Sony Xperia 5
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Sony Xperia 5 or Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Sony Xperia 5 | Samsung Galaxy S23 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, September | 2023, February 01 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 68 x 8.2 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.68 in | 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 164 g | 5.78 oz | 168 g | 5.93 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6) & aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Blue, Red, Black, Grey | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | |
| Battery | 3140 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 800 EUR | 950 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 86.9 cm2 | 90.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 21:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 80.9% | 86.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2520 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 449 PPI | 425 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | |
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
- Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1200 nits (HBM) -1750 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 95 | 133 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | 129 | |
| DxOMark Video | 83 | 137 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 79 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 76 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) | - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 740 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1484787 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 583300 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 270880 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 1250123 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 372456 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 949 | 1854 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2642 | 4901 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2461 | 8397 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2107 | 6233 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 731 | 1380 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2624 | 4870 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -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) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0) -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA) -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
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