Sony Xperia 8 vs Sony Xperia 5 III

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Sony
Announced
October 2019	April 2021
Status
Coming Soon - October 2019	Coming Soon - Q2 2021
Colors
Gray, Black, Orange, Blue	Black, Green, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)	157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight
170 g (6 oz)	168 g (5.93 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113	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
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)	- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED
Yes	-

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 11
Processor
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) [Similar]	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]
GPU
Adreno 508 [Similar]	Adreno 660 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

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

Rear Camera
12 MP + 8 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
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	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
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

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

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

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