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Sony Xperia 5 vs Apple iPhone 16e

Sony Xperia 5

$553

79% SPEC SCORE

Apple iPhone 16e

$690

85% SPEC SCORE

Honor 300

$535

86% SPEC SCORE

Huawei nova 13 Pro

$598

85% SPEC SCORE

OVERVIEW

Display

Screen Size: 6.1 inches

(1080 X 2520 pixels)

60 Refresh rate

Screen Size: 6.1 inches

(1170 X 2532 pixels)

Camera

12+12+12 MP (Triple Camera)

8 MP Selfie

4K Video

48 MP (Single Camera)

12 MP Selfie

4K Video

Hardware

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Silicon A18

Android 9.0 (Pie)

iOS 18

Battery

Li-Ion

3140 mAh

Storage

6GB RAM, 128GB

8GB RAM, 128GB

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH DATE

Announced Date

2019, September 05

Released Date

2019, October 05

2025, February 19

Status

Available

DISPLAY

Type

OLED, HDR BT.2020

OLED, 1200 nits (peak), 800 nits (typ)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Size

Screen Size: 6.1

Surface Area: 86.9 cm²

Screen To Body Ratio: 80.9%

Screen Size: 6.1

Resolution

1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio

1170 x 2532 pixels

Pixel Density

449 ppi

460 ppi

Protection

Front Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Always on Display

Other

Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Super Retina XDR display, HDR display, True Tone, Wide colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 (typ), Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Display Zoom, Reachability

BODY

Dimensions

Height: 158 mm (6.22 inch)

Width: 68 mm (2.68 inch)

Depth: 8.2 mm (0.32 inch)

Height: 146.7 mm (5.78 inch)

Width: 71.5 mm (2.82 inch)

Depth: 7.8 mm (0.31 inch)

Weight

164g (5.78 oz)

167g (5.88 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

Ceramic Shield front, Glass back, Aluminium design

SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)

Resistance

IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

IP68 Dust/Water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)

MAIN CAMERA

Rear Camera

Triple Camera:

➤ 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
➤ 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
➤ 12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm

Single Camera:

➤ 48 MP, ƒ/1.6, 26 mm, AF, OIS

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

HDR, Panorama

Video

4K@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)

4K@24fps@25fps@30fps@60fps, 1080p@25fps,@30fps@60fps, 720p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

12 MP, ƒ/1.9, AF, OIS

Features

HDR

HDR, Panorama

Video

1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)

4K@24fps@25fps@30fps@60fps, 1080p@25fps@30fps@60fps

SOFTWARE & HARDWARE

Current Version: Android 9.0 (Pie)

Upgradable To: Android 11

Current Version: iOS 18

Chipset

Processor: Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Processor: Silicon A18

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)

GPU

Adreno 640

BATTERY

Type

Li-Ion

Capacity

3140 mAh

Removable

Charging

18W wiredPD2.0

STORAGE

Internal Memory

128GB 6GB RAM

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

CONNECTIVITY

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth

5.0, LE, A2DP, aptX HD

5.3

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC, Digital compass

NFC

Yes

Radio

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

USB-C

SOUND

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Sound jack

Other

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio, Dynamic vibration system

PERFORMANCE

AnTuTu Score

334809 v7, 416601 v8

GeekBench

10941 v4.4, 2825 v5.1

GFXBench

33fps ES 3.1 onscreen

SENSORS

Features

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Face ID, Barometer, Gyro, G-Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Dual ambient light sensors

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors

Blue, Red, Black, Grey

Black, White

Models

J8210, J8270, J9210, SOV41, SO-01M

Which Mobile Phone is Better: Sony Xperia 5 or Apple iPhone 16e ?

Have a look at the benefits of this Sony Xperia 5 and Apple iPhone 16e given by our tech specs.

Pros of Apple iPhone 16e

Supports 4x higher resolution (48MP vs 12MP), offering incredible photo clarity and detail.
Offers 25% more RAM (8GB vs 6GB), providing smoother multitasking and better performance.
Provides 4x storage capacity (512GB vs 128GB), allowing you to store more apps, media, and files.