Sony XPERIA 5 III vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA 5 III and Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA 5 III vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157 mm 163.6 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater height than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Width 68 mm 74.7 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater width than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Depth 8.2 mm 9.15 mm Sony XPERIA 5 III is narrower than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Weight 168 g 215 g Sony XPERIA 5 III is lighter than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Body Colour Black | Green Black | Cyan
Body Material Corning Gorilla Glass 6 -
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sony XPERIA 5 III is waterproof.
IP rating IPX8, IPX5, IP6X IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 1.25 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.97 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology OLED LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 6.81" Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2520 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Aspect Ratio 21:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 1000 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1073.7 million colours
HDR Yes - Sony XPERIA 5 III has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology Motion Blur Reduction 240Hz -
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, CinemaWide display, Creator mode powered by CineAlta, X1 for mobile image processing engine, BT.2020, 10 bit tonal gradation, Illuminant D65 White point, L-γ raiser (low gamma raiser) -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed - 2.995 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
RAM 8 GB 8 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Sensor Size 1/1.7" -
Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Sony XPERIA 5 III has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Field of View (FoV) 82 degree(s) -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Sony XPERIA 5 III has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 24 mm -
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, Pro mode, SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, Bokeh Mode Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Night Shot, Panoramic mode, Multi-video recording
Light Source Flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Carl Zeiss optic, Object tracking, Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Stereo Recording, BIONZ X for mobile, ZEISS T Coating, up to 20 fps AF/AE, up to 60 times per second continuous AF / AE calculation, Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals, Dual photo diode, RGB-IR, Cinematography Pro powered by CineAlta, Intelligent wind filter, Hybrid OIS/EIS video stabilisation, Hybrid zoom 12.5x, AI Super Resolution Zoom, Photography Pro, Optical SteadyShot with FlawlessEye Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Ultra Fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better second camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/2.9" -
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) Exmor RS CMOS -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.3 F/2.2 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better second camera lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 34 degree(s) -
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) 70 mm -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has higher resolution third camera than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/2.5" -
Sensor Name (3rd Camera) Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.2 F/3.5 Sony XPERIA 5 III has better third camera lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Field of View (3rd Camera) 124 degree(s) -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) 16 mm -
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Sony XPERIA 5 III has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Field of View (Front) 78 degree(s) -
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, Selfie portrait Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portrait, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) Hand Shutter -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4600 mAh Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA 5 III.
Fast Charging Technology Xperia-Adaptive Charging Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 30 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 11 Android 12
User Interface - Magic UI 6.0
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Data Transmission LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, DSD, LDAC, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby-AC4, 360 Reality Audio Music Format WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, AV1 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, DSEE Ultimate, 360 Reality Audio, 360 Reality Audio hardware decoding, 360 Spatial Sound -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors - Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope, 3D ToF sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, multitasking, PS4 Remote Play, Battery Care, STAMINA Mode, TalkBack, Dynamic vibration system, Game Enhancer, DUALSHOCK 4 control compatibility, Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Sony XPERIA 5 III Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Translucent case, 100W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, IP6X, ITU-R BT.2020, USB Power Delivery IP68
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