Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 5.1 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z5 has an overall score of 77.6, which is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 score. Even though Xperia Z5 and Huawei P9 Plus were released with only 8 months difference, the Xperia Z5 body is a little bit thicker but a little lighter than Huawei P9 Plus. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia Z5 has an older 5.1 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei P9 Plus and the Sony Xperia Z5 count with very similar processors, because although the Sony Xperia Z5 has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, it also counts with a GPU. The Sony Xperia Z5 has a more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Sony Xperia Z5 also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Xperia Z5 shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bigger aperture, a much higher 23 mega pixels resolution camera, a lot bigger sensor which offers a much better photo and video quality and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Huawei P9 Plus features much more storage to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little better battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 17% more battery capacity.
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