OnePlus aims to take down Sony’s new mid-ranger in this review comparison. As the Sony Xperia M5 (official price of Php 23,390) takes on OnePlus’ flagship killer, the OnePlus 2 (priced at Php 19,999 for the 64GB variant). Check out their specs, features, prices and overall performances to see, which phone suits you the best.
Table of Contents
Design
The Xperia M5 boasts a 66% STB ratio, which is relatively lower than the OnePlus 2’s 73.3% screen-to-body ratio. The Xperia M5 has IP68, which gives the device a dust-resistance and waterproof capability, which is apparently not seen on the OnePlus 2, however, the OnePlus has Cornings Gorilla Glass 4 protection, which is not present in the Xperia M5’s arsenal of features.
The Xperia M5 has oleophobic coated glass back, which gives the latter its sophisticated glossy feel and look. However, in terms of back cover design, the OnePlus 2 can par up with the Xperia M5, with its Sandstone black back cover, which also delivers a removable back cover feature. This delivers a variety-like feel for its user, which can be considered a good thing for those who like variety.
Both devices possesses a polycarbonated frame, which only differentiates in design. The Xperia M5 has full physical control buttons and is significantly lighter and thinner than the OnePlus 2, with the latter carrying a 7.6mm dimension measurement and is weighted in 142.6g, while the OnePlus 2 is at 9.9mm dimension and 175g weight.
The winner: Tie, for overall design innovations on both device
Display
Both devices carried 2 gorgeous and sharp IPS LCD FHD 1080p displays. For screen size, the OnePlus 2 delivers more, with its 5.5-inch display screen, in comparison to the 5-inch display screen of the Xperia M5. In terms of overall display quality, both devices were able to deliver natural color tone, however, the Xperia M5 delivered a more brighter display imagery, which caught our immediate attention. Pictures looked more vibrant and alive than the OnePlus 2, however, viewing angles and sunlight readability on both devices were seen at par with each other. This primarily, indicates that both devices are top-notch, in terms of display quality and performance. Overall however, the Xperia M5 was seen to be triumphant, for its superior display quality and brightness level.
The winner: Sony Xperia M5, for its superior display quality and brightness
Camera
The Xperia M5 packs a very vicious 21.5MP rear shooter, combined with a 13MP selfie shooter, which truly delivered wonderful outputs. In comparison to the M4 Aqua, it seems that it doubled the pixel count a bit. OnePlus 2 sports a 13MP front facing camera with laser focus assistance, as well as a 5MP selfie shooter. For still images, it seemed that Sony’s Xperia M5 showcased more sharper and color accurate outputs, while the OnePlus 2 was able to deliver a more detail preserved output, than the Xperia M5. In night images, we clearly saw that OnePlus 2 had the edge, over its competitor, with the latter able to deliver a more excellent output, despite, the noise level on its images.
With flash, however, the Xperia M5 trumps the OnePlus 2, with the Xperia M5 able to deliver more color accurate outputs than the OnePlus 2. The Selfie shots were taken in automode and beautify effect on, which maximized, their selfie output’s capacity. It is seen that both devices delivered excellent selfie outputs overall, although, OnePlus 2’s beauty effect was seen to be more balanced, although, in terms of overall still image performance, it was concluded that Xperia M5 was the victor.
The winner: Xperia M5 for still image performance
In terms of video performance, Xperia M5 was way far ahead of its competition. The Xperia M5 delivered a monstrous focusing speed, which trumps the OnePlus 2, shutting down the competition cleanly. Video colors and detail – preserved video outputs were seen on the Xperia M5, though both devices shoot 4K UHD video.
The winner: Xperia M5 for video performance
Performance and benchmarks
Sony Xperia M5 packs a Helio X10 octacore chipset, complete with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage up to 200GB microSD card capacity, whilst the OnePlus 2 packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octacore chipset, which is paired with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 16GB or 64GB of internal storage. however, there is now microSD card slot for the OnePlus 2, which is quite a bummer.
In the boot up test conducted on both device, it was seen that Xperia M5 showcased a more faster and efficient loading/booting time, in comparison to the OnePlus 2. The reason for, this is that the Xperia M5’s system might be more effective on the device, in comparison to the OnePlus 2’s chipset.
For the benchmark tests conducted on both devices, it seems that the OnePlus 2 showcases a more superior system capability than the Xperia M5, with the OnePlus 2 beating the Xperia M5 on two out of two executed benchmark tests.
AnTuTu rating
- Sony Xperia M5 – 40774
- OnePlus 2 – 53796
Basemark OS II
- Sony Xperia M5 – 916
- OnePlus 2 – 1373
For the application loading test conducted on both device, the OnePlus 2 trumps the Xperia M5 again, solidifying its Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 system as superior, in terms of device adaptability and system dominance, to the MediaTek Helio X10 of the Xperia M5.
Speaker
Both device have mono speakers, located at their bottom. Upon doing the speaker test, we were able to determine that the Xperia M5 showcased a bit more than the OnePlus 2, in terms of loudness and overall solid audio output, though both device’s respective speakers, overall were excellent, to say the least.
Price and conclusion
Both devices are actually quite excellent, they’re clear advantages that each had on its opponent, though, performance-wise, they truly delivered and i couldn’t ask for more. We highly recommend you to choose from any of these devices. They are excellent in their respective strong points and possesses minimal drawbacks.
The OnePlus 2 is now available in the Philippines, with its price of Php 19,999 for the 64Gb variant, however, the Sony Xperia M5 is yet to arrived, but is expected to be priced at around Php 23,390. Please leave your comments and suggestions regarding this review comparison and remember, feedback are always obliged!
Video version shall updated on this post, shortly.
Sony Xperia M5 Dual specs PH Price |
OnePlus 2 specs, PH Price |
| 5-inch IPS 1080p LCD display, 441ppi | 5.5-inch 1080p, FHD LTPS, 401ppi |
| 7.6 mm thickness, 142.6g weight | 9.9mm thickness, 175g weight |
| scratch-resistant glass | Cornings Gorilla Glass 4 |
| MediaTek MT6795 Helio X10 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 |
| 3GB of RAM | 3GB of RAM (for the 16GB variant), 4GB of RAM (for the 64GB variant) |
| 16GB internal storage, microSD up to 200GB | 16GB and 64GB internal storage, no microSD card |
| 21.2MP 5312 x 3984 pixels, phase detection autofocus | 13MP rear shooter, 4128 x 3096 pixel, 2160p video, OIS, laser autofocus, dual-LED flash |
| 13MP, 1080p@30fps video | 5MP selfie shooter , 1080p video |
| 4G LTE Dual SIM, WiFi n, Bt 4.1, FM Radio, GPS, GLONASS | Dual 4G LTE, WiFi ac, BT 4.1, GPS |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2600mAh battery | 3300mAh battery |
| Black, White, Gold | Sandstone Black |
| Php 23,390 official SRP from Sony as of September 28 | Php 19,999 for the 64GB variant at lazada, price as of September 28 |
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