Sony Xperia 5 II vs LG V30 Comparison and Differences
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Sony Xperia 5 II
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LG V30
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Sony Xperia 5 II or LG V30 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Sony Xperia 5 II | LG V30 | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2020, September 17 | 2017, August | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 68 x 8 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.68 in | 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.97 in | |
Weight | 163 g | 5.75 oz | 158 g | 5.57 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, Grey, Blue, Pink | Aurora Black, Cloud Silver, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet, Raspberry Rose | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
Approximate price | 900 EUR | 420 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | OLED | P-OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.1" in | 6" in | |
Screen area | 86.9 cm2 | 92.9 cm2 | |
Screen format | 21:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 80.9% | 81.2% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2520 px | 1440 x 2880 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 449 PPI | 537 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Other specs | - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate |
- Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 16 MP, Dual | |
Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF |
-16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (wide), 1.0µm, 3-axis OIS, PDAF & laser AF -13 MP, f/1.9, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF |
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Functions | Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video | |
DxOMark Main Score | 111 | 84 | |
DxOMark Photo | 114 | 90 | |
DxOMark Video | 99 | 73 | |
Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm | 5 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/5'', 1.12µm | |
Functions | HDR | ||
Video | 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11 | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 6 | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) | - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | |
GPU | Adreno 650 | Adreno 540 | |
External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - d | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM (V30+) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (V30) |
Benchmark
Antutu 8 Total | 565295 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1138 | 396 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3176 | 1313 | |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2743 | 1290 | |
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2885 | 521 | |
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 788 | 365 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2557 | 1490 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1866 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6151 | ||
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7480 | ||
GeekBench 4 Battery | 4033 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
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 -5G - SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 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), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 71(600) |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Class 33 | |
Edge | Yes | Class 33 | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) | |
Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system |
- 32-bit/192kHz audio -B&O Play certified -24-bit/48kHz audio recording -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum | |
Other extras |
- Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) -Wireless charging 10W - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
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Versions |
- Versions: H930 (Europe); H930DS (Hong Kong); H933 (Canada); H931 (АТ&Т); H932 (T-Mobile); VS996 (Verizon); US998 (US Cellular); LS998U (Sprint) Other versions: LG V30+ with 128 GB st |
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