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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 483 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting an 80.8 score against 79. These phones include Android OS, but Huawei nova 5T has 10 version and Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo. Huawei nova 5T's body is newer and a lot thinner, but a little bit heavier than the Xperia XZ2 Compact.
Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit faster processor than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2160px resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater count of pixels in each inch of display.
Huawei nova 5T has just a bit better camera than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a larger camera aperture, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photos and a camera with way more mega pixels.
Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei nova 5T has superior battery performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2870mAh.
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