LG Nexus 5X vs Sony Xperia Z3 Comparison and Differences

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LG Nexus 5X

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Sony Xperia Z3

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LG Nexus 5X or Sony Xperia Z3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG Nexus 5X Sony Xperia Z3
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Release date 2015, September 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.86 in 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in
Weight 136 g | 4.8 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Plastic body Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Carbon, Quartz, Ice Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple
Battery 2700 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 IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.2" in
Screen area 74.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.2% 70.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 423 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, laser AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 178 146
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447 493
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1012 993
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2273 2538
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2918 2216
GeekBench 4 Battery 1362 1282

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model
-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-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, 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 Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation 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 (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - 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)

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