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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, getting a general score of 90.5 against 75.6. The Sony Xperia 5 III body has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 20 X, but it's noticeably lighter. Both devices in our current comparison use Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia 5 III has the previous 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a better pixels density. Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xperia 5 III features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 20 X, because it has 128 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Huawei Mate 20 X features a bit better battery duration than Xperia 5 III, because it has an 11 percent more battery size.
Xperia 5 III shoots way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same back camera sensor size, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger aperture to take better captures in low light environments and better video frame rate.
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