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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-02 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 409.00 | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.66 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.6 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P30 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z5, with a score of 81.7 against 77.6. Huawei P30's construction is way newer, but just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Sony Xperia Z5. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Huawei P30 has a more recent 10 version and Sony Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1, offering lots of additional features.
Huawei P30 has a little faster processor than Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P30 also counts with 3 GB more RAM memory. Xperia Z5 has a much better looking display than Huawei P30, because although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei P30 has a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video definition and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Huawei P30 also has a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Huawei P30 has a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei P30 features better battery performance than Xperia Z5, because it has 3650mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei P30 is more expensive than the Xperia Z5, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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