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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 650 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, 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 nubia Red Magic 5G, having a global score of 77.6 against 75.7. Despite of the fact that Xperia Z5 is older than nubia Red Magic 5G, it's construction is noticeably thinner and a lot lighter. These phones have Android OS, but Xperia Z5 has 5.1 version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10 version.
Xperia Z5 has a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has a really smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xperia Z5, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit faster CPU than Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. Nubia Red Magic 5G features a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a superior camera than Xperia Z5, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a lot bigger sensor taking lot higher quality videos and pictures, a back facing camera with a way better 64 MP resolution and better video frame rate.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Xperia Z5 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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