Sony Xperia Z6 vs OnePlus 5 128GB

Comparing the Sony Xperia Z6 vs OnePlus 5 128GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 5 128GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z6 runs at 2.15 GHz, making OnePlus 5 128GB the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 5 128GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia Z6 offers 5.2 inches, making OnePlus 5 128GB the larger display of the two. OnePlus 5 128GB features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z6's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 5 128GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 24 MP, while OnePlus 5 128GB offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia Z6 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 5 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Sony Xperia Z6 offers 8 MP, making OnePlus 5 128GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z6 offers a higher battery capacity with 3430 mAh, while OnePlus 5 128GB offers 3300 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z6 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia Z6 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while OnePlus 5 128GB offers 128 GB, making Sony Xperia Z6 the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia Z6

(Discontinued)

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₹37,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

22 Jun, 2017

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	Optic AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2048 px (FHD+)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


24 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	20 MP Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


3430 mAh	3300 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	Dash Charging	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	128 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Buttery smooth performance
Good battery life
Excellent cameras

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Unoriginal design
No expandable storage
More expensive than previous OnePlus flagships

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(21,741 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 22, 2017

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

10 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530

Adreno 540

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Optic AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2048 px (FHD+)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

445 ppi

401 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

72.81 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

N/A

154.2 mm

162.98 mm

Width

N/A

74.1 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

N/A

7.2 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

N/A

153 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

24 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size IMX398 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

20 MP
f/2.636 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3430 mAh

3300 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes Dash Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

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 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)

SIM 2

N/A

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.240 W/kg Body: 0.850 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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