Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | OnePlus |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2021-04-02 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The OnePlus 9 is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z3+, with a score of 76 against 73.7. These devices include Android OS, but OnePlus 9 has a newer 11 version and Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0, so it provides you lots of additional features and optimized performance. OnePlus 9's construction is way newer, but much heavier and noticeably thicker than Sony Xperia Z3+.
OnePlus 9 features a more powerful processing unit than Xperia Z3+, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores. Xperia Z3+ has a slightly better looking screen than OnePlus 9, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a little greater screen density.
The OnePlus 9 captures a lot better videos and photos than Xperia Z3+, because it has a way bigger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality, a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and videos, a way more megapixels camera in the back and a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The OnePlus 9 features a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z3+, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. OnePlus 9 has a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Although OnePlus 9 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xperia Z3+, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xperia Z3+. If you want to save some money, you can get the Xperia Z3+, and give up a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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