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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-17 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 is better than Honor 9X Pro, with an 81 score against 71.9. The Sony Xperia 5 is a extremely lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than Honor 9X Pro, even though both of them were released with only a couple months difference. The Xperia 5 features a little bit better looking screen than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher display density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520.
Xperia 5 has a bit faster processor than Honor 9X Pro. They have 8 cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. The Honor 9X Pro features a superior camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Honor 9X Pro also counts with faster video frame rate, a lot bigger sensor and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
Honor 9X Pro features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xperia 5, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Honor 9X Pro also has more internal memory. Honor 9X Pro features improved battery lifetime than Xperia 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3140mAh.
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