Sony Xperia 5 III vs TCL 305

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 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; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia

LTE frequency band 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 66
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE, Cat4, 151 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

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

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

157 mm

165.2 mm
Width

68 mm

75.5 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

168 g

190 g
Waterproof

IP65/IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP65/IP68

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Colors

Black, Green, Pink

Blue, Gray

Display
Display type

OLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.52 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2520 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

449 ppi

269 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Vast display

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.7 , 24 mm, 1/1.7" , 1.8 µm

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 27 mm, 1/3.0" , 1.12 µm, 76˚
(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.3 , 70 mm, 1/2.9" , 3x optical zoom

(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
124˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 1/2.6"

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera optics

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating

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Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, Real-time eye AF, Real-time tracking, cinematography pro, 5-axis stabilization

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

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Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 78˚ , 24 mm, 1/4" , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 76˚ , 27 mm, 1/5.0" , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2560 x 1944 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR

Face unlock
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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WLAN DLNA

Yes

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USB

Type-C 3.1

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

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Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

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NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

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QZSS

Yes

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