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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 10.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 (30 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 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.52 |
| 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
Xperia XZ2 Premium is a bit better than Huawei nova 5T, getting an 82.2 score against 80.8. Xperia XZ2 Premium's design is older, heavier and incredibly thicker than Huawei nova 5T. The Xperia XZ2 Premium features a lot better looking screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixels density and a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840px.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium features more storage to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 400 GB. Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a bit better performance than Huawei nova 5T. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a better camera than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a same size camera aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and photos.
Huawei nova 5T features just a bit longer battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
Although Xperia XZ2 Premium is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Huawei nova 5T. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Xperia XZ2 Premium, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Huawei nova 5T, letting go a couple specs and features.
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