Sony Xperia 5 III vs Sony Xperia XA2 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia 5 III

Sony Xperia 5 III

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Sony Xperia XA2

Sony Xperia XA2

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Sony Xperia 5 III or Sony Xperia XA2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia 5 III Sony Xperia XA2
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Release date 2021, April 14 2018, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.68 in 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 171 g | 6.03 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, Green, Pink Silver, Black, Blue, Pink
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 270 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 5.2" in
Screen area 86.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.4% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 449 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR BT.2020
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 23 MP, Single
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
-23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4''
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 508
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 727390
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1392
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2956
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3496
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3714
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1077 170
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3136 970
GeekBench 4 Single Core 853
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3966

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 - 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, 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 battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA2 Dual with dual-SIM card slots

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