High-end · 2023

Sony Xperia 5 V

Name: Sony Xperia 5 V
Brand: Sony

Our Take CPU benches near recent high-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23

A strong high-end phone with all-day battery and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), AMOLED screen

6.1″ OLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 30W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia 5 V looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, RAW

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

Bypass charging can reduce heat while plugged in

Display

6.1″ · OLED · 1080 × 2520 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.1"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2520 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

746 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Performance

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 740

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

1,753,330

v11

GeekBench

5,059

Graphics test

GFXBench 99 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 740

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

CPU layout

1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510

Camera

48 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 12 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

12 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX888, 1/1.4", 1.12µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 120 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

16:19h

Lab endurance

16:19h

Wired charging

30 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.3 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.3 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6E

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

182 g · 8.6 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

154.0 mm

Width

68.0 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

182 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

Independent Test Scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 15

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2520 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Higher benchmark score

1.8M vs 1.5M AnTuTu

Better video capture

4K @ 120 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Longer tested battery life

16h 19m vs 13h 20m active use · 30 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

182 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Longer tested battery life

16h 19m vs 11h 27m active use · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 120 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

182 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

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