Huawei nova 5T vs Sony Xperia XZ3 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei nova 5T
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Huawei nova 5T or Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei nova 5T | Sony Xperia XZ3 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, August | 2018, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.3 x 74 x 7.8 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.91 in | 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.87 in | |
| Weight | 174 g | 6.14 oz | 193 g | 6.81 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Crush Blue, Midsummer Purple | Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red | |
| Battery | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 340 EUR | 700 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | P-OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.26" in | 6" in | |
| Screen area | 96.2 cm2 | 92.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.2% | 80.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1440 x 2880 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 412 PPI | 537 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 19 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1'' -2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), dedicated macro camera -2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor |
-19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 79 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 76 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 85 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm | 13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Taiwan only) |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 467168 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 400958 | 260725 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 791 | 541 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2081 | 1694 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1282 | 2056 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3601 | 1889 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 679 | 508 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2256 | 1980 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1427 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6849 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -32-bit/192kHz audio |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 22.5W (50% in 24 min) |
- Fast battery charging (Power Delivery) -Qi wireless charging - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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