Sony Xperia 5 vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII

J8210, J8270, J9210

Sony Xperia 1 VIII

2019, September

2026, May 13

2019, October

Exp. release 2026, June 26

Available

Coming Soon

158 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)

162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)

164 g (5.78 oz)

200 g (7.05 oz)

IP65/IP68 dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Blue, Red, Black, Grey

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Gold

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

Yes

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)

Yes

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

· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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Yes

6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)

6.5

1080 x 2520 pixels

1080x2340 pixels

16M colors

1 Million+

449 ppi density

396 ppi density

Capacitive Touchscreen

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

DCI-P3 100% HDR BT.2020 Triluminos display X-Reality Engine

1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

No

Yes

12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS

48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35

12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS

48 MP, f/2.8, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56

12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm

48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps

4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Panorama, HDR, eye tracking

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

LED Flash

LED flash

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9

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

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 16, up to 5 major Android upgrades

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Adreno 640

Adreno 840

6 GB

12/16GB

128 GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

Yes, microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

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

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

5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

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

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

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15W wireless / Reverse wireless

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

3140 mAh battery

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Yes, 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0)

30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min

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