OnePlus 2 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Comparison and Differences

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OnePlus 2

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Sony Xperia Z3

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OnePlus 2 or Sony Xperia Z3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model OnePlus 2 Sony Xperia Z3
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Release date 2015, July 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.8 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.95 in 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Sandstone Black Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 130 h
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.3% 70.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.6'', 1.3µm, OIS, laser AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 2160p(DCI)@24fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.4 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); Oxygen 3.5.6 UI Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.82 GHz Cortex-A57) - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
64 GB, 4 GB RAM
16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 216
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 473
GeekBench 5 Single Core 208 146
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 591 493
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1050 993
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2740 2538
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3510 2216
GeekBench 4 Battery 1209 1282

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6616 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D6653
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800) - D6603 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - D6643 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - D6653 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 12(700) - D6616
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)     0.65 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) only Japanese versions
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as OnePlus Two

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