Sony Xperia 5 III vs Sony Xperia 8

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Sony
Announced
April 2021	October 2019
Status
Coming Soon - Q2 2021	Coming Soon - October 2019
Colors
Black, Green, Pink	Gray, Black, Orange, Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)	158 x 69 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz)	170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
4G Network
LTE 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	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6	-
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED
-	Yes

OS
Android 11	Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 660 [Similar]	Adreno 508 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Type
FHD+ OLED Screen HDR BT.2020 120Hz Refresh rate Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors
1B colors	16M colors
Size
6.1 inches [Similar]	6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi)	1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
81.58%	76.32%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP TOF 3D, (depth) Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, panorama, HDR, eye tracking	12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)	Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity
4500 mAh	2760 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-