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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is a lot better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's general score of 74.2. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Xperia 5 III has 11 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Xperia 5 III's body weights the same than Huawei nova 2 Plus, but it is somewhat thicker.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xperia 5 III has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2520 resolution, a just a bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the display and a bit larger display.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a very superior camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Xperia 5 III features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Xperia 5 III has superior battery life than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3340mAh.
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