Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.1 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Huawei P20 has an overall score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z5's 77.6 global score. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Sony Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1 version. Huawei P20's construction is notably newer, but just a little heavier and a little thicker than the Sony Xperia Z5.
Xperia Z5 features a better screen than Huawei P20, although it has a quite worse pixel density, a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution. Huawei P20 features a better memory capacity for applications and games than Xperia Z5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xperia Z5 counts with a bit better performance than Huawei P20, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia Z5 also counts with an additional GPU. The Xperia Z5 takes clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a F1.8 camera aperture, the same video frame rates and a same size back camera sensor, the Xperia Z5 also has a camera with a much higher resolution.
The Huawei P20 features a little better battery duration than Xperia Z5, because it has a 17 percent larger battery capacity.
Huawei P20 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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