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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| 2015-09-15 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate S, getting a score of 81 against 75.3. Even though the Xperia 5 is a lot newer than Huawei Mate S, it's thicker and a bit heavier. Xperia 5 has a little faster processor than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xperia 5 counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a little bit higher pixels number in each inch in the screen, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a little bit larger screen. Sony Xperia 5 counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Sony Xperia 5 features superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 3140mAh battery size against 2700mAh. Sony Xperia 5 has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution, and they both have a 0.38 inches back-facing camera sensor, the Sony Xperia 5 also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments.
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