Huawei P20 vs Sony Xperia 5 II Specs Comparison

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8.5
Huawei P20
8.5
Sony Xperia 5 II
Huawei P20 Sony Xperia 5 II
Released · Apr 27, 2018
Released · Oct 12, 2020
5.8-inch · 2244x1080px
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Expected nnouncement
Yes
Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018 Sep 17, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$950

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm
6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
158 x 68 x 8 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53 Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Black, Blue, Grey

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 80.82% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI 2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 2.2 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge USB Power Delivery
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 5min
Browsing
9h 39min
Video
9h 8min
Gaming
5h 43min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD, Album art cover
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 19, 2021
FCC ID value: PY7-50241N
Measured SAR
Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.21 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.72 W/kg

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Dual SIM Yes
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