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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | OnePlus |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is better than OnePlus 8 UW, with a 90.5 score against 75.9. Even though the Sony Xperia 5 III is a little bit thicker than OnePlus 8 UW, it's just a little bit lighter and also newer. These devices work with Android OS, but the Sony Xperia 5 III has a newer 11 version and OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version, so it counts with a couple additional features and optimized performance.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a just a little worse pixels number per inch in the screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a little bigger screen. Xperia 5 III and OnePlus 8 UW feature incredibly similar CPUs, both of them have a 8 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light images and video, worse 60 frames per second video frame rate and a tinier sensor taking lower quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus 8 UW also counts with a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has 256 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Xperia 5 III features a little better battery duration than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has a 5% larger battery capacity.
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