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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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 has a score of 81, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's score of 76.3. The Xperia 5 body is newer and just a little lighter than Huawei nova 3's, but it is a bit thicker. Sony Xperia 5 counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Xperia 5 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei nova 3. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM. Sony Xperia 5 features a slightly better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei nova 3 has a slightly better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures and/or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a camera with a way higher 16 MP resolution.
Huawei nova 3 counts with better battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has a 19% larger battery capacity.
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