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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Sony |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-03-03 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z5 is a little bit better than the Nokia 9 PureView, having a score of 77.6 against 76.4. Although the Xperia Z5 is much older than the Nokia 9 PureView, it's body is somewhat lighter and just a little thinner. Sony Xperia Z5 has a bit better display than Nokia 9 PureView, although it has a quite smaller display, a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little bit worse screen pixel density.
The Nokia 9 PureView counts with a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 9 PureView also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Xperia Z5 features just a bit better camera than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same aperture and the same video frame rate, the Xperia Z5 also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality.
The Nokia 9 PureView features more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z5, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. The Nokia 9 PureView has just a bit longer battery duration than Xperia Z5, because it has 3320mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Xperia Z5 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, making it a great choice.
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