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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-12 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 11.99 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 II is slightly better than Huawei Mate 30, having an 87.2 score against 84. The Sony Xperia 5 II is a newer phone, and it's also lighter and a little bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 30. The Sony Xperia 5 II and the Huawei Mate 30 feature very similar processing units, they have 8 CPU cores and 8 GB of RAM memory.
The Xperia 5 II counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2520 resolution and a bit better pixel density. Xperia 5 II counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 30, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Xperia 5 II also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 features a bit longer battery life than Sony Xperia 5 II, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a better camera than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and worse 60 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a much more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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