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Sony Xperia V Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia V
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4.5 out of 5
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3.8 out of 5
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37
4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 12Android 7.0Android 8.0Android 4.3
CPU cores6-core8-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.3 GHz2.7 GHz1.5 GHz
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 225
RAM memory
N/A
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.8 in6.2 in5.8 in4.3 in
Resolution2436 x 1125 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologySuper Retina HD
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
CSTN
Pixel density458.0 ppi529.0 ppi570.0 ppi342.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
HDRyesyesyesno
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLED
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Optical zoom2x2x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/3.4"
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps960.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB400GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • SD

Design

Material
  • Glass
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Colour of product
N/A
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
yesyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.65 in6.28 in5.81 in5.08 in
Width2.79 in2.89 in2.7 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.32 in0.33 in0.42 in
Weight6.24 oz6.1 oz5.75 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyesno
Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.05.04.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
DLNA certified
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.1
3.1
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-CMHL

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Talk time20.0 h24.0 h22.0 h7.0 h
Wireless charging yesyesyesno
Wireless charging standardQi
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonoyes
Battery capacity
N/A
3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
326.0 h400.0 h

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