Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia Z2

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  iPhone 5: 51 g lighter

  iPhone 5:

  112 g

  Xperia Z2:

  163 g

• Width

  iPhone 5: 14.7 mm narrower

  iPhone 5:

  58.6 mm

  Xperia Z2:

  73.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 5: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 5:

  4 in

  Xperia Z2:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 5:

  Apple A6 (32 nm)

  Xperia Z2:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  iPhone 5: 0.6 mm thinner

  iPhone 5:

  7.6 mm

  Xperia Z2:

  8.2 mm

• Height

  iPhone 5: 23 mm shorter

  iPhone 5:

  123.8 mm

  Xperia Z2:

  146.8 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 5

   Height:

   123.8 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Xperia Z2

   Height:

   146.8 mm +23 mm versus iPhone 5

   Width:

   73.3 mm +14.7 mm versus iPhone 5

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.6 mm versus iPhone 5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Z2

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Xperia Z2 has approximately 69% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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