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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-10-12 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a global score of 87.2, which is better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 overall score. Even though the Sony Xperia 5 II is a little thicker than Huawei nova 3, it's a little bit lighter and also noticeably newer. The Sony Xperia 5 II has a little better performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and a little bit more pixels per screen inch. The Xperia 5 II has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Xperia 5 II also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Xperia 5 II features a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3750mAh. The Xperia 5 II captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back camera and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
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