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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| 2019-10-02 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Huawei Mate Xs is much better than the Sony Xperia 5, getting a 91.6 score against 81. The Huawei Mate Xs body is thicker and much heavier than Sony Xperia 5. Xperia 5 features a little sharper display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way lower 1080 x 2520 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
Sony Xperia 5 and Huawei Mate Xs feature extremely similar processors, and although the Huawei Mate Xs has 2 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a way more MP back facing camera and a lot bigger camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs and videos.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 384 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Mate Xs features a superior battery life than Xperia 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh.
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