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Sony Xperia 5 V vs Xperia 10 V

68 out of 100
Sony Xperia 5 V
VS
50 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 V
Sony Xperia 5 V
Sony Xperia 10 V

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 5 V (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on September 1, 2023, against the Sony Xperia 10 V, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 5 V
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1774K versus 586K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Handles wireless charging up to
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 V
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (949 against 879 nits)
  • Weighs 23 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 5 V and Xperia 10 V crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
10.1
(Bad)
Value Index
13.5
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 5 V
vs
Xperia 10 V

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels 1080 x 2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 21:9
PPI 449 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 750 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 82.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 97.4%
PWM 274 Hz 137 Hz
Response time 2 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 5 V
879 nits
Xperia 10 V +8%
949 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 154 mm (6.06 inches) 155 mm (6.1 inches)
Width 68 mm (2.68 inches) 68 mm (2.68 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 5 V +1%
82.9%
Xperia 10 V
82.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 5 V and Sony Xperia 10 V
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 3200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 1536 256
GPU clock 680 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 5 V and Sony Xperia 10 V
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score - 906
Multi-core score - 2101
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 5 V +203%
1774668
Xperia 10 V
586609
CPU 613201 240248
GPU 429565 56152
Memory 255904 135691
UX 475998 154518
Total score 1774668 586609
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 8 FPS -
Graphics score 1097 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 70% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 23 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
Graphics score 5320 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 6503
Video editing - 3945
Photo editing - 14855
Data manipulation - 7275
Writing score - 10984
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Sony Xperia 5 V
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Borche)AnTuTu 111774668
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Sony Xperia 10 V
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-16 -> taikun3131AnTuTu 11586609
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size - 22 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (37% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:33 hr 1:58 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:26 hr 12:46 hr
Watching video 19:52 hr 18:23 hr
Gaming 07:07 hr 07:10 hr
Standby 139 hr 145 hr
General battery life
Xperia 5 V
29:09 hr
Xperia 10 V +5%
30:37 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX888 Sony IMX582
Sensor size 1/1.35" (β‰ˆ 0.74 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 54 mm
Sensor - SK Hynix Hi-847
Sensor size - 1/4.4" (β‰ˆ 0.23 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX563 SK Hynix Hi-846
Sensor size 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xperia 5 V +65%
124
Xperia 10 V
75
Video quality
Xperia 5 V +40%
118
Xperia 10 V
84
Generic main camera score
Xperia 5 V +51%
118
Xperia 10 V
78
Bokeh 60 50
Preview 58 58
Zoom 86 54
Samples Photo samples of Sony Xperia 5 V from DxOMark Photo samples of Sony Xperia 10 V from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 SK Hynix Hi-846
Sensor size 1/2.93" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 5 V +1%
89.9 dB
Xperia 10 V
89.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2023 May 2023
Release date September 2023 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $449
Successor - - Sony Xperia 10 VII
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Sony Xperia 5 V is definitely a better buy.

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33 (78.6%)
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Total votes: 42

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