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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ1, getting an 83.4 score against 78.3. Huawei P40 lite 5G is a much newer cellphone than Sony Xperia XZ1, but it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a really smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Xperia XZ1 features a processing unit that's just as good as the CPU in Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although the Xperia XZ1 has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots slightly better photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in low light situations.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a much longer battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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