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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 640 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xperia Z5 has a score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than the nubia Z20's score of 71.9. Xperia Z5 is an older phone than nubia Z20, but it's lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia Z5 has the older 5.1 version and nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Sony Xperia Z5 has a little more vivid display than nubia Z20, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. Nubia Z20 has a bit better processing power than Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Z20 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
Nubia Z20 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a bigger back camera sensor shooting better quality photos and videos, a larger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video, a way better video definition and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Nubia Z20 counts with a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Nubia Z20 features a much longer battery life than Xperia Z5, because it has a 38% larger battery capacity.
Xperia Z5 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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