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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-02 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 has a score of 81, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. The Xperia 5 body is newer and just a little lighter, but also just a little thicker than the Huawei nova 3. Xperia 5 has a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater number of pixels per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2520px.
Xperia 5 counts with a bit better processing unit than Huawei nova 3. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
The Xperia 5 counts with a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei nova 3 has superior battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3140mAh.
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