Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-02 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 408 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 | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 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 | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro is a bit better than Xperia 5, getting an 81.4 score against 81. The Huawei P20 Pro design is just a bit thinner than Xperia 5, but it's a bit heavier and was released only 18 months before. The Xperia 5 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P20 Pro. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 6 GB RAM.
The Xperia 5 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xperia 5 also has a quite better display pixels density and a slightly higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Sony Xperia 5 features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei P20 Pro counts with a superior camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei P20 Pro also counts with a way larger sensor providing a way higher image quality and a much more mega pixels back camera.
Huawei P20 Pro has longer battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Huawei P20 Pro is also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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