Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021) vs Sony Xperia 5

Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Sony Xperia 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71

LTE frequency 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)
5G network

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - Verizon, USA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

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

169 mm

158 mm
Width

75.6 mm

68 mm
Thickness

9 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

200 g

164 g
Waterproof

IP54

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP54

IP65/IP68
Colors

Blue

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Display
Display type

LCD

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.8 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1080 x 2520 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

449 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

144Hz, HDR10

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

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

12 MP, f/1.6 , 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚ , 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm, 52 mm, 1/3.4"
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

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4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

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

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

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, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital 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
DxOMark photo

-

101
DxOMark video

-

83
DxOMark camera score

-

95

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.3 , 0.7 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm, 24 mm, 1/4"
Selfie camera resolution

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

HDR

-
Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps

1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

-

81
DxOMark video

-

76
DxOMark camera score

-

79

Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, magnetometer, pedometer, light, proximity, step counter, step detector, significant motion detector, game rotations vector, geomagnetic rotation vector, RGBC-IR sensor