Sony announced a new range of Xperia smartphone during the Mobile World Congress 2016 dubbed as Xperia X. One of them sports the latest Snapdragon 820 chipset, thus making it on par with the LG G5 prowess. Here’s a quick specs comparison of the two:
| Sony Xperia X Performance | LG G5 |
|---|---|
| 5-inch Full HD Triluminos display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels, 441ppi | 5.3-inch QHD IPS Quantum Display @ 2560 x 1440 pixels, 554ppi |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 3GB RAM | 4GB RAM |
| 32GB internal storage | 32GB internal storage |
| Expandable via microSD, up to 200GB | Expandable via microSD, up to 2TB |
| 23MP PDAF rear camera w/ LED flash, f/2.0 | 16MP rear camera + 8MP wide angle camera - dual rear module |
| 13MP front camera, f/2.0 | 8MP front camera |
| Dual-SIM | |
| 4G LTE | 4G LTE |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, apt-X | Bluetooth 4.2, aptX HD |
| NFC | NFC |
| GPS w/ A-GPS | GPS w/ A-GPS |
| Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanner |
| IP68-certified | |
| USB Type-C | |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2,700mAh battery | 2,800mAh Li-Ion battery (removable) |
| 144.8 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm | 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm |
| 165 g | 159 g |
Summary of advantages:
Sony Xperia X Performance:
LG G5:
Looks like the Sony Xperia X Performance battles the LG G5 pretty well. Choosing between the two will depend on your needs. But obviously, the major advantage of the G5 is its modular design wherein you can swap the chin of the body to different accessories by LG.

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zercool214 says:
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LG G5 specs is not accurate in this post. G5 has a micro SD slot. Kinda misleading.