Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.1 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 545.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 10.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, getting an 82.7 score against 79.8. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has Android 5.1, so it gives you some extra features. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a newer phone, and it is also a little bit thinner and a little lighter than the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium.
The Xperia Z5 Premium features a CPU that is very similar to the processor in Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although the Xperia Z5 Premium has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, it also counts with an extra GPU. Xperia Z5 Premium has a much better display than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xperia Z5 Premium also has a higher pixel count in each inch in the screen and a lot higher 3840 x 2160px resolution.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features much more memory to install applications and games than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium counts with a superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium also has a camera with a much better 23 mega pixels resolution, a larger camera aperture for better low light photography and videos and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality videos and pictures.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a bit better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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