Sony Xperia 5 III vs Motorola Edge 20 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia 5 III

Sony Xperia 5 III

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Motorola Edge 20 Pro

Motorola Edge 20 Pro

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Sony Xperia 5 III or Motorola Edge 20 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia 5 III Motorola Edge 20 Pro
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Release date 2021, April 14 2021, July 29
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.68 in 163 x 76 x 8 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 2.99 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 185 g | 6.53 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) or eco leather back
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Colors Black, Green, Pink Midnight Blue, Blue Vegan Leather, Iridescent Cloud
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 700 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 1B
Screen size 6.1" in 6.7" in
Screen area 86.9 cm2 110.2 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.4% 89.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 449 PPI 385 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR BT.2020
- 144Hz
-HDR10+
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 108 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9'', Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6'', Dual Pixel PDAF
-108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52'', 0.7µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/3.4, 126mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, 5x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS
-16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
DxOMark Main Score 105
DxOMark Photo 109
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 32 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 0.7µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 Android 11
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 650
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 722547
Antutu 8 Total 727390
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1392
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2956
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3496
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3714
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1077 972
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3136 3122

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.4
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dynamic vibration system

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery
- IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast charging 30W
- Water-repellent design
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Edge S Pro

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