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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 Xperia 5 III is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate X, with a score of 90.5 against 89.4. Xperia 5 III is a newer phone, and it is also incredibly lighter and incredibly thinner than the Huawei Mate X. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Xperia 5 III has 11 version and Huawei Mate X has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Sony Xperia 5 III features a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate X. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2520px, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a little bit better memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate X, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III features a greater camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a back facing camera with a much worse 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have a same size back-facing camera sensor, the Xperia 5 III also counts with a larger camera aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations.
Sony Xperia 5 III and Huawei Mate X have extremely similar batteries duration.
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