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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 10.67 |
| 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Xperia 5 II has a general score of 87.2, which is a bit better than Huawei P40 Lite's 79.5 score. Although Xperia 5 II and the Huawei P40 Lite were released only a couple months apart, Xperia 5 II is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner. Xperia 5 II has just a bit better looking display than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher screen density and a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution.
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a much better storage for applications and games than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1000 GB. Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P40 Lite features just a bit better battery performance than Xperia 5 II, because it has a 5 percent bigger battery capacity. Huawei P40 Lite captures clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has slower video frame rates, a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photos or video in low light situations and a tinier back camera sensor capturing lower quality photographs, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a camera in the back with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
Although Xperia 5 II is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Huawei P40 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Huawei P40 Lite. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get the Huawei P40 Lite, giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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