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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-06-25 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.48 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2388 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 17.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 is slightly better than the Honor 50 SE, getting an 81 score against 73.7. Xperia 5 is an older and a little thicker phone than the Honor 50 SE, but Sony was able to make it lighter anyway. The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a bit better CPU than Honor 50 SE, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Xperia 5 has just a bit better looking screen than Honor 50 SE, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520px and a bit more pixels per display inch. Sony Xperia 5 has much more memory for games and applications than Honor 50 SE, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Honor 50 SE captures way better photographs and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Honor 50 SE also counts with a camera in the back with a lot better 108 megapixels resolution.
The Honor 50 SE features greater battery life than Xperia 5, because it has a 27% larger battery size.
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