Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia 5 II vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G

Sony Xperia 5 II
sony xperia 5 ii
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
samsung galaxy s20+ 5g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced 2020, September 17 2020, February 11
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, Q4 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 6
Colors Black, Grey, Blue, Pink Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cosmic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 68 x 8 mm
(6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.37 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G Network SA/NSA 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA [Similar]
GPU Adreno 650 [Similar] Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 1 TB

display Display

Type OLED capacitive touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR BT.2020
Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
120Hz refresh rate
Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
Always-on display
120Hz
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (524 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.06% 90.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
Zeiss Optics, Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking
12 MP, (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, (ultrawide), 1/1.26", 0.7µm, AF, Super Steady video
TOF 3D camera
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]
10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 1 TB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min (advertised, with the incl. 18W charger)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -