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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Xperia 5 is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, getting an 81 score against 74.2. The Xperia 5 is a incredibly newer and just a little lighter device than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, although it is also somewhat thicker. Xperia 5 counts with just a little better performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 also has more RAM memory.
Xperia 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a bit better number of pixels in each inch in the screen, a little bit bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2520. The Sony Xperia 5 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Sony Xperia 5 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei nova 2 Plus features a bit superior battery performance than Xperia 5, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh.
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