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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.79 x 2.71 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 443 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 4 is a bit better than the Xperia Z5, getting a global score of 81.9 against 77.6. The Google Pixel 4 design is newer than Xperia Z5's, but it's a little thicker and a bit heavier. Google Pixel 4 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 4 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xperia Z5 has a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 4, although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a little lower screen pixels density and a bit smaller display. Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 4, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 200 GB.
Sony Xperia Z5 has just a bit better camera than Google Pixel 4, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking pictures and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Sony Xperia Z5 also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
The Xperia Z5 features just a little better battery life than Google Pixel 4, because it has 2900mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Google Pixel 4 is also by far the cheapest.
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