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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 545.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 10.6 |
| 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.88 | 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 | -- |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has an overall score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9's general score of 72.9. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is a notably heavier and thicker phone than the Huawei P9. Xperia Z5 Premium has a processing unit that's very similar to the processing unit in Huawei P9, and although the Xperia Z5 Premium has an additional graphics co-processor, they both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium features a much better screen than Huawei P9, because it has a lot higher resolution of 3840 x 2160px, a much higher screen density and a quite bigger display. Huawei P9 has a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z5 Premium, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei P9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Xperia Z5 Premium features just a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei P9, because it has a 3430mAh battery size. The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a much larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality photographs, a camera with way more mega-pixels, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low light captures.
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