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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Blue and Grey |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 650 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 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Sony Xperia 5 II is a lot better than Honor 9X Pro, having an 87.2 score against 71.9. Even when the Sony Xperia 5 II and Honor 9X Pro were released with only a few months difference, the Sony Xperia 5 II is noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner. Xperia 5 II features a little faster processing unit than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 II also has a larger amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a bit sharper screen than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little greater screen density and a little higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Honor 9X Pro features just a bit better camera than Xperia 5 II, because although it has slower 60 frames per second video frame rate, a tinier camera sensor and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Honor 9X Pro also counts with a lot more megapixels camera.
Honor 9X Pro has more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB against 1000 GB, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage. Xperia 5 II and Honor 9X Pro both feature incredibly similar batteries duration.
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