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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Grey |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 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 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Xperia 5 II is much better than Huawei nova 3, getting a general score of 87.2 against 76.3. The Xperia 5 II construction is noticeably newer and just a little bit lighter, but also a bit thicker than the Huawei nova 3. Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a bit better display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520px and a bit better screen density.
The Xperia 5 II features a bit better processor than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 II also has more RAM memory. The Xperia 5 II features a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a lot less MP resolution back-facing camera and a worse video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
The Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1000 GB. Xperia 5 II has a little better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 7% bigger battery capacity.
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