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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Sony |
| 2017-03-01 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Sony Xperia 5 II has a global score of 87.2, which is better than HTC U Play's 73.5 overall score. The Sony Xperia 5 II construction has the same thickness than HTC U Play, but it is heavier. The Sony Xperia 5 II has a little better performance than HTC U Play, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a little sharper display than HTC U Play, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2520 resolution, a larger display and a little bit more pixels per screen inch. The Xperia 5 II has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than HTC U Play, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Xperia 5 II features a much better battery life than HTC U Play, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2500mAh. The Xperia 5 II captures better pictures and videos than HTC U Play, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Xperia 5 II costs a lot more than HTC U Play, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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