Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 has a score of 80.8, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Z5's global score of 77.6. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei nova 5T has a newer 10 version and Sony Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1, providing you lots of additional features. Huawei nova 5T's design is newer, but heavier and just a bit thicker than the Sony Xperia Z5.
The Xperia Z5 features a much better display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
Huawei nova 5T has a bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei nova 5T has superior battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
Huawei nova 5T costs a bit more money than the Xperia Z5, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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