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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.12 |
| 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
Huawei P40 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia 5, having a general score of 86.4 against 81. Although it's the best in this comparison review, the Huawei P40 is an a little thicker and just a bit heavier phone than the Sony Xperia 5. The Xperia 5 has just a bit better display than Huawei P40, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xperia 5 also has a little bit higher amount of pixels in each inch in the display and a little higher 1080 x 2520 pixels resolution.
The Xperia 5 has much more memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei P40, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xperia 5 counts with a processor that is very similar to the processing unit in Huawei P40, they have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM.
The Huawei P40 takes much clearer videos and photos than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 also counts with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution camera, a way larger camera sensor and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Huawei P40 has greater battery lifetime than Xperia 5, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to others.
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