Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 18.62 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III has a global score of 90.5, which is better than the Huawei P9 Plus's global score of 75.5. Xperia 5 III's design is way newer, but just a bit heavier and thicker than the Huawei P9 Plus. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia 5 III has the older 11 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Xperia 5 III has a little bit better display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels, a bit larger screen and a quite greater pixel density. The Xperia 5 III counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a superior storage to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 5 III shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a 12 megapixels back facing camera, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a way higher video quality, a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a way larger sensor capturing lot better quality videos and pictures.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with greater battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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