Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Huawei nova 5T is a little bit better than Xperia XZ2 Compact, having an 80.8 score against 79. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei nova 5T has 10 version and Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Huawei nova 5T design is newer and a lot thinner than the Xperia XZ2 Compact's, but it's a bit heavier.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a brighter screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 400 GB.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Huawei nova 5T counts with better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3750mAh battery size instead of 2870mAh.
Huawei nova 5T captures just a bit better videos and photos than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light images and video, a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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