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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-05-27 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 545.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 10.6 |
| 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 |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z5 Premium has an overall score of 79.8, which is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3's 75.6 score. Both devices in this comparison work with Android OS, but Xperia Z5 Premium has an older 5.1 version while nubia Red Magic 3 has Android 9.0 Pie. Despite of the fact that the Xperia Z5 Premium is much older than the nubia Red Magic 3, it's design is somewhat thinner and lighter.
Nubia Red Magic 3 features a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium counts with a way better looking display than nubia Red Magic 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels and way more pixels per display inch.
The nubia Red Magic 3 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3 features a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Nubia Red Magic 3 takes better videos and photos than Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a much more mega-pixels camera, a larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way higher 7680x4320 video quality.
Xperia Z5 Premium is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making this phone a simple decision.
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