Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-02 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 545.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 801 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 10.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is a bit better than the Xperia Z5 Premium's score of 79.8. The Huawei nova 5T is a a little lighter phone than Xperia Z5 Premium, but they are equally thin. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 5T has the newer 10 version and Xperia Z5 Premium has Android 5.1, so it provides you some nice extra features.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit faster processing unit than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with 3 GB more RAM. Xperia Z5 Premium has a way better looking display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 3840 x 2160 resolution and a much greater pixels amount per inch in the display.
Huawei nova 5T features a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a same size camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a bigger sensor providing a better image quality and a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei nova 5T has just a little better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3430mAh.
The Huawei nova 5T is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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