Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 P20 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia 5 IV, with a 78.1 score against 73.3. Huawei P20 is a a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner cellphone than the Sony Xperia 5 IV. The Huawei P20 features a much better performing processing unit than Sony Xperia 5 IV, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei P20 features a little bit better display than Xperia 5 IV, although it has a bit worse pixel density, a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2244 resolution. The Xperia 5 IV counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than Huawei P20, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Xperia 5 IV also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
The Huawei P20 counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia 5 IV, although it has a much smaller back camera sensor which provides a lot worse photo and video quality, they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution. The Xperia 5 IV features a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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