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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.28 |
| 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
Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ3's general score of 79.6. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 5T has an older 10 version and Sony Xperia XZ3 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Huawei nova 5T body is newer, a bit lighter and extremely thinner than the Sony Xperia XZ3.
The Xperia XZ3 has a brighter screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2880 resolution and a better count of pixels per inch in the display. Sony Xperia XZ3 features a bit faster processing unit than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a superior camera than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also has a bigger aperture, a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Sony Xperia XZ3 has a bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Huawei nova 5T features a bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ3, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Huawei nova 5T is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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