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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-10-02 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia 5, getting an 82.7 score against 81. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is a little bit thinner than Sony Xperia 5, but it's just a little heavier and was released 3 years before. The Sony Xperia 5 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit sharper display than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a quite higher pixel density. The Sony Xperia 5 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a bigger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a much larger aperture.
The Xperia 5 features a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with improved battery duration than Sony Xperia 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3140mAh.
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