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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-09-02 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | 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 |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) 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 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
Sony Xperia Z5 has a score of 77.6, which is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S's overall score of 76.2. Even though the Sony Xperia Z5 is much older than the nubia Red Magic 5S, it's construction is noticeably thinner and way lighter. Both devices in this comparison come with Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia Z5 has an older 5.1 version while nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version.
Xperia Z5 has a bit more vivid display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better performance than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S takes better pictures and videos than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way better 7680x4320 video quality, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much higher quality photographs and a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution camera.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a superior battery performance than Xperia Z5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Xperia Z5 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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