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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-04 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 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 just a bit better than OnePlus Nord, getting an 81 score against 74.2. Xperia 5 is a lighter phone than the OnePlus Nord, but they are equally thin. Sony Xperia 5 has a slightly better looking screen than OnePlus Nord, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520px.
Sony Xperia 5 counts with a bit faster processing unit than OnePlus Nord, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The OnePlus Nord counts with a better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus Nord also counts with a lot better 48 MP resolution camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality.
The Xperia 5 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than OnePlus Nord, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. OnePlus Nord counts with improved battery life than Sony Xperia 5, because it has a 31% bigger battery size.
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