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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-04-14 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 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 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has a global score of 90.5, which is much better than the Huawei nova 3's global score of 76.3. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but Xperia 5 III has older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Xperia 5 III's body is notably newer, but just a bit thicker and a bit heavier than the Huawei nova 3.
The Xperia 5 III features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch and a slightly better 1080 x 2520 resolution.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a lower video definition and a lot less megapixels back camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low light photos and video. Sony Xperia 5 III features a much greater memory to install games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Xperia 5 III counts with superior battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 20% more battery size.
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