Sony Xperia 5 III vs Motorola Moto G42 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia 5 III

Sony Xperia 5 III

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Motorola Moto G42

Motorola Moto G42

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Sony Xperia 5 III or Motorola Moto G42 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia 5 III Motorola Moto G42
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Release date 2021, April 14 2022, June 09
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.68 in 160.4 x 73.5 x 8 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 2.89 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, Green, Pink Atlantic Green, Metallic Rose
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 210 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 6.4" in
Screen area 86.9 cm2 98.9 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.4% 83.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 449 PPI 411 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR BT.2020
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 50 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
-50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 Android 12
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 610
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 249500
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 405
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3136 1489

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
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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
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 18W
- Water-repellent design

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