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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Black, Green and Pink |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than the Huawei P Smart (2021)'s 79.2 general score. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Xperia 5 III has a newer 11 version and Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10 version, so it provides you a couple additional features. The Xperia 5 III construction is thinner and somewhat lighter than Huawei P Smart (2021), even when both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The Sony Xperia 5 III features a little better performance than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xperia 5 III has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a little higher display density.
Sony Xperia 5 III features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei P Smart (2021), because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1 TB. The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a bit better battery performance than Sony Xperia 5 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Huawei P Smart (2021) takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia 5 III, because although it has worse video frame rates, a tinier sensor taking less light and washed colors and a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures or video in low light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
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