Sony Xperia 5 IV vs Apple iPhone Air

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Sony Mobiles

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XQCQ62B-GC, XQCQ62G.GC, XQ-CQ72/B2TWCX0, XQ-CQ72/C2TWCX0, XQ-CQ72/G2TWCX0, XQCQ54C0B.YD, XQCQ54C0G.YD, XQCQ54C0C.YD

iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

2022, September 22

2025, September 09

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - USA, Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA, Europe 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

156 x 67 x 8.2 mm (6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 in)

156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)

172 g (6.07 oz)

165 g (5.82 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame, IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM, dual stand-by)

eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)

Green, Black, Ecru White

Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)

6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)

1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Android 12

iOS 26

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Adreno 730

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

8GB

12GB

128GB/256GB

256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

12 MP, f/2.4, 60mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking, Cinematography Pro "powered by CineAlta", Videography Pro, 4K HDR Video recording 24, 25, 30, 60 and 120fps, OIS and EIS Video, Optical SteadyShot™ with FlawlessEye™, SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization), Intelligent wind filter

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo, SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization), Display flash, Hand gesture.

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 3149 mAh

Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless charging Reverse wireless charging USB Power Delivery 3.0

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum, Native Sony Alpha camera support

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Yes, 24-bit/192kHz audio, Dynamic vibration system

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

No

USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go, video output

USB USB Type-C 2.0

AnTuTu: 835038 (v9) GeekBench: 3448 (v5.1) GFXBench: 63fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Photo / Video

-26.9 LUFS (Good)

Endurance rating 116h