Sony Xperia XZ1 vs OnePlus 5T

Comparing the Sony Xperia XZ1 vs OnePlus 5T across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia XZ1 and OnePlus 5T run at the same processing speed of 2.45 GHz.

Display: OnePlus 5T offers a screen size of 6.01 inches, while Sony Xperia XZ1 offers 5.2 inches, making OnePlus 5T the larger display of the two. OnePlus 5T features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia XZ1's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 5T the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 19 MP, while OnePlus 5T offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ1 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 5T offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Sony Xperia XZ1 offers 13 MP, making OnePlus 5T better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 5T offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Sony Xperia XZ1 offers 2700 mAh, making OnePlus 5T better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OnePlus 5T offers 128 GB, making Sony Xperia XZ1 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus 5T receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Sony Xperia XZ1 is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus 5T receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Sony Xperia XZ1 has a rating of 4.2.

Sony Xperia XZ1

₹44,990

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus 5T

₹38,036

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2017

21 Nov, 2017

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 835	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.01 inches (15.27 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	Optic AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


19 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	20 MP Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


13 MP	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


2700 mAh	3300 mAh	6500 mAh
Quick Charging	Dash Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Sturdy design
Good performer
Front-firing speakers and Hi-res audio support
Android Oreo out-of-the-box

Great 18:9 display
Good camera performance
Face unlock is blazing fast
Very good pricing

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Looks archaic in comparison to other flagships
No dual-cameras on the back
Heating issues

No Android Oreo at launch
Loudspeaker distorts at maximum volume
Battery life could've been better

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(187 ratings)

4.6/5

(17,451 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2017

(Official)

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

10 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Optic AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.01 inches (15.27 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

18:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

402 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.84 %

79.62 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

148 mm

156.1 mm

162.7 mm

Width

73 mm

75 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

155 grams

162 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

19 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

16 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7IMX398 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

20 MP
f/1.7

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5000 x 3500 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2700 mAh

3300 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes Dash Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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