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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Sony |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-06-21 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blue Void, Charcoal Ink and Silver Ray | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 570 Gold, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 is better than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, getting a global score of 81 against 72.3. The Xperia 5 is an older and a little thicker phone than the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, but Sony was able to build it just a bit lighter anyway. The Xperia 5 has a little bit better performance than OnePlus Nord CE 5G. Both have 8 cpu cores and 6 GB of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels. The OnePlus Nord CE 5G takes much better pictures and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos and videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G also counts with a lot better resolution back camera.
Sony Xperia 5 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than OnePlus Nord CE 5G, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. OnePlus Nord CE 5G counts with a way better battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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