Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.8 |
| 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 | 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 545.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 10.6 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium's 79.8 overall score. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but Huawei nova 5T has newer 10 version while Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has Android 5.1 version, so it provides the user some nice extra features. The Huawei nova 5T design has the same thickness than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, but it is a little lighter.
Xperia Z5 Premium has a much better looking screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 3840 x 2160 pixels resolution and a way better screen pixels density. The Huawei nova 5T has more storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei nova 5T features a bit superior processing unit than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. The Huawei nova 5T takes a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia Z5 Premium, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also has a lot better 48 MP resolution back-facing camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality.
Huawei nova 5T has just a little better battery lifetime than Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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