Sony Xperia Z5 vs OnePlus 3

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z5 vs OnePlus 3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z5 runs at 2.0 GHz, making OnePlus 3 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 3 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia Z5 offers 5.2 inches, making OnePlus 3 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 3 features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z5's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while OnePlus 3 offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia Z5 offers 5 MP, making OnePlus 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z5 offers 2900 mAh, making OnePlus 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: OnePlus 3 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Sony Xperia Z5 offers 32 GB, making OnePlus 3 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Z5 receives a higher user rating of 5, while OnePlus 3 has a rating of 4.4.

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Sony Xperia Z5
₹19,999
(Discontinued)
OnePlus 3
₹22,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
75%

Release Date

23 Oct, 2015
15 Jun, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 810
Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
3000 mAh
Quick Charging
Dash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning display
  • Fast, smooth performance
  • Consistently good cameras
  • Great battery life with Dash Charge support

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Protruding camera mandates a case
  • No expandable storage
  • Alert Slider can't be customised

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
4.4/5
(2,591 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
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User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
Adreno 530

RAM

3 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
72.94 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

146 mm
152.7 mm

Width

72 mm
74.7 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

154 grams
158 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
Yes Dash Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.784 W/kg Body: 0.581 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Right
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope