LG Velvet vs Sony Xperia 5 III

General Info

Manufacturer
LG	Sony
Announced
2020, May 07	April 2021
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May 15	Coming Soon - Q2 2021
Colors
Aurora White, Aurora Green, Aurora Gray, Illusion Sunset	Black, Green, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
167.1 x 74 x 7.9 mm (6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)	157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight
180 g (6.35 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type
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	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	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
5G SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant	- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Type
FHD+ P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen	FHD+ OLED Screen HDR BT.2020 120Hz Refresh rate Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors
16M colors	1B colors
Size
6.8 inches [Similar]	6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (379 ppi)	1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
91.80%	81.58%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 10.0	Android 11
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 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 620 [Similar]	Adreno 660 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSDXC	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Rear Camera
48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR	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, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS	4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm HDR 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, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE	5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
128 GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
microSDXC	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-Po Battery Fast battery charging 30W Wireless Charging 10W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Capacity
4300 mAh	4500 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-