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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2021-07-01 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 III has a general score of 93.3, which is a lot better than the Huawei P20 Lite's 75.4 general score. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Xperia 1 III has 11 version and Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Xperia 1 III is a extremely newer cellphone than the Huawei P20 Lite, but it's incredibly heavier and just a little bit thicker.
The Xperia 1 III has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 1 III also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xperia 1 III features a brighter display than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a greater pixel density, a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a quite bigger display.
The Xperia 1 III features a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 192 GB more internal storage and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Xperia 1 III counts with a really longer battery performance than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Xperia 1 III features a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a lot less megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a much bigger aperture.
Although Sony Xperia 1 III is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Huawei P20 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Huawei P20 Lite. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Sony Xperia 1 III, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Huawei P20 Lite, resigning a couple specifications.
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