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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-14 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is better than Huawei Mate 8, with a general score of 90.5 against 77.4. The Xperia 5 III body is newer and a little bit lighter, but a bit thicker than the Huawei Mate 8. The Sony Xperia 5 III features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bit bigger display, a just a little more pixels per inch in the display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a way bigger memory for applications and games than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB more internal memory. The Xperia 5 III features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xperia 5 III has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh. The Xperia 5 III takes better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better photos in low light environments and a way better (4K) video definition.
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