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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | 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 |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is a little bit better than Sony Xperia 5 IV, with a overall score of 76.3 against 73.3. The Huawei nova 3 body is a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than Sony Xperia 5 IV. Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better display than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a bit inferior pixels count in each display inch and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
Sony Xperia 5 IV counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia 5 IV also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. The Huawei nova 3 has an extremely better CPU than Xperia 5 IV, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia 5 IV counts with superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Huawei nova 3 has a much better camera than Xperia 5 IV, because it has a camera with lot more MP.
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