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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 6.08 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Huawei P40 Lite has a score of 79.5, which is slightly better than the Xperia Z5's 77.6 overall score. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Huawei P40 Lite has a newer 10 version while Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1, giving a lot of extra features and increased performance. Although the Huawei P40 Lite is much newer than Xperia Z5, it's heavier and thicker.
Xperia Z5 features a little better performance than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xperia Z5 also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a sharper display than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
Huawei P40 Lite captures clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a bigger camera sensor taking better quality photos.
The Huawei P40 Lite features a better memory for applications and games than Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Huawei P40 Lite has a superior battery duration than Xperia Z5, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Huawei P40 Lite is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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