Sony Xperia Z5 vs LG G5 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z5 or LG G5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z5 LG G5
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Release date 2015, September 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.91 in
Weight 154 g | 5.43 oz 159 g | 5.61 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Aluminum body
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Colors White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green, Pink Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 87 h
Stand by time - Up to 400 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.3" in
Screen area 73.2 cm2 77.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 428 PPI 554 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6'', no AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5.1 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5.1 MP, f/2.4 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 251 329
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 516 645
GeekBench 5 Single Core 231 316
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 524 736
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1230 1651
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2699 3668
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4070 6585
GeekBench 4 Battery 1726

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E6603, E6653
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E6603, E6653
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H820CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS987 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H860N
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - H850 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800) - H830 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - H820 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - H860NLTE 2,3,4,5,7,13 - VS987LTE 2,4,5,12,13,17,25 - US992
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E6603), LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E6653) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.75 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: H850 (Europe); LG G5 Speed H858 (Taiwan); VS987 (Verizon); H820 (AT&T); LS992 (Sprint); H830 (T-Mobile); US992 (US Cellular); Vodafone Also known as LG G5 Dual H860N with dual-SIM card slots

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