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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 is just a bit better than the Xperia 5 IV, getting a 79.5 score against 73.3. Despite being the best phone in this review, Huawei Mate 20's design is just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker than Xperia 5 IV. The Huawei Mate 20 has a brighter display than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a little bit lower pixels density and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, it also counts with a bit larger display.
Xperia 5 IV has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Xperia 5 IV also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. The Huawei Mate 20 has a really superior processing power than Xperia 5 IV, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Huawei Mate 20 takes a lot better videos and photos than Xperia 5 IV, although it has a lot tinier sensor taking way worse quality photographs, they both have a camera with a 12 mega pixels. Xperia 5 IV has longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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