Pixel 5 vs Oneplus 8 pro vs Sony Xperia 5 II

SneakyFox · January 19, 2021

Hey

I'm looking for some advice on choosing a new phone. Where I live (Denmark) the prices are like this:

Pixel 5 - 6150 DKK

8 PRO - 5000 DKK

Xperia 5 II - 4200 DKK

I'm coming from the Pixel 2 XL which I love. Great phone, great camera, great battery life. Never had any problems with it.

So my usage is like this. I take pictures, I browse social media, I message a lot, I track sports and use my phone for controlling my smart home. No gaming

What would you choose and why.

Info added later: I use a bluetooth headset, I don't need extra storage (micros sd), I never use a case for my phone - (after 5 comments I count: 2½ votes for the Pixel, 1 for the Sony and ½ for the OnePlus )

Edited January 20, 2021 by SneakyFox

Senzelian · January 19, 2021

Well, usually I'd say, go get the Pixel 5, but the price of that 8 Pro is pretty damn good.

I bought my Pixel 5 at launch so I got 150€ back for selling the Bose QC35s that game with it. At the regular price of over 600€ it doesn't seem like that great of a deal. I mean the phone is pretty fantastic, but it's just that you really gotta love the camera and the stock Android experience to make it worth it. If that's not your top priority, get the 8 Pro. You get a lot more for your money there.

Tho, does the 8 Pro feature wireless charging? Cause that can be a pretty big deal. The Pixel 5 has it.

RONOTHAN## · January 19, 2021

I would go Pixel 5, as I trust Google to give large amounts of software updates. Oneplus has been good, and I would trust them as well, just not quite as much as I trust Google's software team. Sony was good back in the day, but haven't been that relevant in recent years, and I haven't really heard much about the new Xperia.

The Pixel probably has the best camera among those, and with my experience It has exceptionally good battery life (I'm a lighter user, but I've been consistently ending the day with over 50% batter with my 4a which is basically the same phone minus a camera sensor). That being said, I would probably go with one of the 4a phones rather than the Pixel 5, as the Pixel 4a 5G is $200 cheaper US, and has basically all the same features and hardware plus a headphone jack and without wireless charging. The 4a phones are such an incredible value.

dizmo · January 19, 2021

Honestly for your use case I'd go with the Sony. It may be the cheapest, but it has a pretty good camera, and most importantly, extremely good battery life; it blows the other two out of the water. It's also the only one of the three to have expandable storage and a headphone jack, if those matter to you at all. As long as you don't mind the 21:9 aspect ratio, it is an excellent buy.

The Pixel is so so. It's not terrible, it's a great all around device, however it's no longer the camera king that it once was, battery life is worse, smaller screen, lowest refresh rate. It'd be a good choice if you absolutely must have the smallest phone, but the Sony is actually narrower and only a bit taller. For the 1/3 additional price, I just don't see the value there.

The OnePlus...is kind of an entirely different beast than the other two. It's not going to have the greatest camera, it's battery life is meh, but it has the largest screen. That's really the only reason I'd consider going OnePlus.

Are those the only ones you're considering? Do you have the Samsung S20FE 5G?