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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 18.62 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 III is a lot better than the Honor 9X Pro, getting a score of 90.5 against 71.9. The Sony Xperia 5 III is a newer cellphone, and it's also lighter and just a little bit thinner than Honor 9X Pro. These phones work with Android OS, but Sony Xperia 5 III has a more recent 11 version and Honor 9X Pro has Android 10 version, offering a couple nice extra features and enhanced performance.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a slightly better looking display than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a bit better pixel density. Xperia 5 III counts with slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same 256 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 III also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Xperia 5 III features a little bit better processing power than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has more RAM. Honor 9X Pro features just a bit better camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for taking images and/or video in poorly lited situations, slower 60 fps video frame rate and a tinier sensor taking lower quality videos and photos, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Honor 9X Pro also counts with a much more megapixels back camera.
The Xperia 5 III has just a little bit longer battery performance than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a 13% bigger battery size.
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