Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 70.9 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-03 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.34 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 has an overall score of 80.8, which is much better than Xperia Z3 Compact's general score of 70.9. Both devices we are comparing here include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 5T has the newer 10 version while Xperia Z3 Compact has Android 4.4, providing the user some additional features and increased performance. Huawei nova 5T's design is much newer and just a little bit thinner, but also notably heavier than the Xperia Z3 Compact.
The Huawei nova 5T has a little bit better performance than Xperia Z3 Compact, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and also faster). The Xperia Z3 Compact has a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a way smaller screen, a bit worse pixel number per screen inch and a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Huawei nova 5T features a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei nova 5T has a very superior battery performance than Xperia Z3 Compact, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T features a very superior camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also has a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Huawei nova 5T is also a bit cheaper, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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