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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 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 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.56 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 P40 lite 5G is just a bit better than Xperia Z5, with an 83.4 score against 77.6. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has newer 10 version and Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1, so it gives some nice extra features and performance optimizations. Huawei P40 lite 5G's design is way newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Xperia Z5.
Sony Xperia Z5 features a better screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. Huawei P40 lite 5G features a processor that is very similar to the Xperia Z5 one, because although the Huawei P40 lite 5G has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei P40 lite 5G features a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G captures clearer photographs and videos than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
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