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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 has a general score of 81, which is just a bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021)'s general score of 79.2. Despite of the fact that the Xperia 5 is older than Huawei P Smart (2021), it's design is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner. The Sony Xperia 5 features a little more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and a quite higher count of pixels per inch of screen.
Xperia 5 and Huawei P Smart (2021) feature extremely similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Xperia 5 features a bit superior processor than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a really longer battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has a 59% greater battery size. The Huawei P Smart (2021) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting images and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality pictures.
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