Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-08-04 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 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 620 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 6 | 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
Xperia Z5 has an overall score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than OnePlus Nord's score of 74.2. Both devices we are comparing here have Android operating system, but Xperia Z5 has the previous 5.1 version while OnePlus Nord has Android 10 version. Xperia Z5 is an a lot older phone than the OnePlus Nord, but Sony managed to build it lighter and just a bit thinner.
The Xperia Z5 has a better display than OnePlus Nord, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch. OnePlus Nord counts with a little better hardware performance than Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have 8 cores, the OnePlus Nord also counts with 5 GB more RAM.
The OnePlus Nord takes much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus Nord also has a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos and a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
OnePlus Nord has more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The OnePlus Nord counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z5, because it has 4115mAh of battery capacity.
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