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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-06-03 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Aurora, Black and Silver frost | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is slightly better than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition's global score of 85.9. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 5 III has a more recent 11 version and Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has Android 10 version, providing you a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements. Xperia 5 III is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and lighter than the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition.
The Xperia 5 III counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520px and a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Xperia 5 III has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition. They have 8 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Xperia 5 III features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 III also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition captures slightly better videos and photos than Xperia 5 III, because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same sensor size and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera and a larger aperture.
The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because it has a 7 percent bigger battery size.
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