Sony Ericsson Z610 vs Apple iPhone 5 16GB

Comparing the Sony Ericsson Z610 vs Apple iPhone 5 16GB across camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Ericsson Z610 offers 2 MP, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Ericsson Z610 offers a higher battery capacity with 950 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 1440 mAh, making Sony Ericsson Z610 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Sony Ericsson Z610 and Apple iPhone 5 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Sony Ericsson Z610

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 5 16GB

₹43,750

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2006

21 Sep, 2012

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Apple A6	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
N/A	Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
N/A	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
N/A	4 inches (10.16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
176x220 px	640x1136 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	1.2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
950 mAh	1440 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 MB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

3.2/5

(787 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

iOS v6

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Apple A6 APL0589

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

N/A

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

32 bit

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

PowerVR SGX 543MP3

Adreno 829

RAM

N/A

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

DDR2

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

N/A

4 inches (10.16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

176x220 px

640x1136 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

N/A

326 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

60.66 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

94.5 mm

123.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

49 mm

58.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

20.00 mm

7.6 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

110 grams

112 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Aluminium

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Clamshell

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

950 mAh

1440 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 2.5(3G) / Up to 7(2G)

Up to 8 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 MB

16 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 WMV 3GPP RealVideo

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes 1000 x 27 fields Photo call

N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP

N/A

Other Facilities

Reflective exterior surface Wallpapers screensavers T9 Picture editor Organizer Voice memo

N/A

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