POCO F9 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 5 V

The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the Sony Xperia 5 V scores 7.0. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery and software support, while the Sony Xperia 5 V is ahead in design. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

9.3 Price TBA

Top score

Sony Sony Xperia 5 V

7.0 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.1 inches
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
Longer OS update support 4 years vs 2 years
Newer model Sep 1, 2026 vs Sep 1, 2023
More RAM 12 GB / 16 GB vs 8 GB

Why choose the Sony Xperia 5 V

Lighter 182 g vs 235 g
Thinner 8.6 mm vs 8.74 mm
Sharper display 449 ppi vs 416 ppi
3.5 mm headphone jack
microSD card slot

PhoneRanked scores

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

Overall 9.3 7.0

Display 8.7 8.4

Performance 9.0 6.5

Camera 8.7 7.0

Battery 8.8 4.7

Design 8.2 8.5

Software support 7.4 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

Size 6.9 inches 6.1 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1080 × 2520 px

Pixel density 416 ppi 449 ppi

Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits —

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Performance

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Process 3 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 3.2 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 740

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 48 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.35"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 12 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope —

Optical zoom 5× —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video 8K@30 4K@120

Front camera 32 MP 12 MP

Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W —

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 154 × 68 × 8.6 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 8.6 mm

Weight 235 g 182 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Fiberglass Glass

Water resistance IP68 IP68

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Black, Platinum Silver, Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6E

Bluetooth 6.0 5.3

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

OS at launch Android 16 Android 13

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 —

OS updates 4 years 2 years

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 UltraSony Xperia 5 V

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Sep 1, 2023

Released Sep 1, 2026 —

Status Released Released

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