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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 1 II is better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting a 91 score against 80.8. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Xperia 1 II has a more recent 11 version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version, so it offers some extra features and increased performance. Xperia 1 II's design has the same thickness than Huawei nova 5T, but it's just a little heavier.
The Sony Xperia 1 II features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 1 II also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xperia 1 II counts with a much better screen than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a lot higher 1644 x 3840 resolution, a way higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a little bigger display.
The Huawei nova 5T shoots better photos and videos than Xperia 1 II, because although it has a smaller sensor which offers a lower image and video quality, worse 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Sony Xperia 1 II features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. The Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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