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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 is much better than Huawei P9 Plus, with an 87.2 score against 75.5. Xperia 5 II's design is a lot newer, but just a little heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei P9 Plus. Sony Xperia 5 II features just a bit better display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bit larger screen, a bit higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and a bit better number of pixels in each inch of screen.
Xperia 5 II features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 II also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xperia 5 II has a much better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the Xperia 5 II also has a lot larger diafragm aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way bigger sensor capturing much higher quality pictures and videos.
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Xperia 5 II has longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an 18% greater battery capacity.
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