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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| 2020-10-12 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 is slightly better than the Huawei P10 Plus, with an 87.2 score against 79.8. Even though Sony Xperia 5 II is thicker than Huawei P10 Plus, it's just a bit lighter and incredibly newer. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a little bit better looking display than Xperia 5 II, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a little bit higher pixels density.
The Xperia 5 II features just a bit better performance than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xperia 5 II also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Sony Xperia 5 II shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a 12 megapixels back camera, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has faster video frame rates and a larger aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
Sony Xperia 5 II has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a SD card slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The Sony Xperia 5 II features a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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