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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | Android 5.1 |
| 2021-06-25 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.48 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2388 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 17.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z5 is just a bit better than Honor 50 SE, getting a global score of 77.6 against 73.7. The Xperia Z5 design is a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Honor 50 SE, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but Xperia Z5 has older 5.1 version and Honor 50 SE has Android 11.
Xperia Z5 has a more vivid display than Honor 50 SE, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Honor 50 SE counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Honor 50 SE features a little faster processor than Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Honor 50 SE also counts with 5 GB more RAM. Honor 50 SE counts with a superior battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
Honor 50 SE has a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Honor 50 SE also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
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