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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 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 |
| Kryo 585 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.88 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 6.16 | 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
The Sony Xperia Z5 is just a bit better than OnePlus 8 UW, with a 77.6 score against 75.9. Although the Sony Xperia Z5 is much older than OnePlus 8 UW, it's construction is a bit thinner and lighter. These phones include Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia Z5 has 5.1 version and OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a little better performance than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Xperia Z5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixels quantity per inch of screen.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with a better camera than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same diafragm aperture, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a camera in the back with a much better 48 megapixels resolution, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
OnePlus 8 UW has a greater storage for apps and games than Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The OnePlus 8 UW features a superior battery duration than Xperia Z5, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
The Xperia Z5 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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