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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-02 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), having an 81 score against 76.5. The Sony Xperia 5 is a a little lighter and just a little thinner cellphone than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), even when they were released only a few months apart. The Xperia 5 features a bit better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia 5 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xperia 5 has a little more vivid display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. Sony Xperia 5 counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia 5 also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features longer battery lifetime than Xperia 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3140mAh. Xperia 5 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a lot less mega pixels back camera, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture.
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