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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-09-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Oxford blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 409.00 | $ 398.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola One 5G has an overall score of 84.6, which is slightly better than Xperia Z5's global score of 77.6. The Motorola One 5G body is newer than Xperia Z5's, but it's heavier and thicker. Sony Xperia Z5 has a much better looking display than Motorola One 5G, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite better screen density.
Xperia Z5 has just a bit better performance than Motorola One 5G, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a GPU. The Motorola One 5G counts with a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Motorola One 5G shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Motorola One 5G also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video, a back camera with much more megapixels and a larger back camera sensor taking higher quality photos.
The Motorola One 5G has a much longer battery duration than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 72% bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Motorola One 5G is also the cheapest, making it an easy choice.
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