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| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and Silver | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 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 | |
| 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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
The Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than the Xperia XZ2, having an 80.8 score against 79.1. The Huawei nova 5T body is newer, somewhat lighter and notably thinner than the Xperia XZ2. The Sony Xperia XZ2 features a bit more powerful processor than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Xperia XZ2 has a slightly better screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2160px resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels per inch of display. Xperia XZ2 counts with a better storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 400 GB.
Huawei nova 5T counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Xperia XZ2, because it has an 18 percent larger battery capacity. The Huawei nova 5T has a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia XZ2, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos, a larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality and a lot better resolution back facing camera.
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