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Huawei P10 Lite vs Sony Xperia M5

    2.83 in
    5.77 in
    Huawei P10 Lite Mobile Phone
    Huawei P10 Lite
      2.83 in
      5.71 in
      Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
      Sony Xperia M5
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      6
      6 editorial reviews
      Effectively the successor to the P9 Lite released last year, the P10 Lite bears several modest upgrades while mostly retaining the form factor and enjoyed aRead more
      The Huawei P10 lite is a more affordable version of the P10, however there are quite a few differences, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good budget option.Read more
      Half the price of Huawei’s best, but the P10 Lite loses a lot of its stand-out features tooRead more
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      6
      6 editorial reviews
      It looks upmarket, but is it?Read more
      The Sony Xperia M5 offers most of the features of the flagship Z5, but for substantially less money. Its super-slim design is very nearly the same, and its 21.5 megapixel camera with 4K video makes the M5 one of Sony's best ever camera phones. The 8-core Helio X10 processor isn't quite as fast as the Snapdragon 810 used in top-end phones, and the memory is just 16GB, but for the price, we think that it offers exceptional performance.Read more
      More storage, more power, more megapixels – for a lot more moneyRead more
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      User rating
      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      4.2 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		43 %
      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      Hardware

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0
      CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 658MediaTek MT6795T
      GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2PowerVR Series 6 G6200
      RAM memory
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      		3 GB

      Display

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Screen size5.2 in5.0 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
      Pixel density424.0 ppi441.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnono
      Scratch resistant displaynoyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Internal storage
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      		16 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage256GB200GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		microSD

      Design

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Colour of product
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • Black
      • White
      • Grey
      • Yellow
      • Blue
      • Black
      • Gold
      • White
      MaterialAluminumMetal
      Water resistantnoyes
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Height5.77 in5.71 in
      Width2.83 in2.83 in
      Depth0.28 in0.3 in
      Weight5.15 oz5.01 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes

      Other features

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      FM radioyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiednoyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.14.1
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • DC-HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      		HSPA+
      Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes
      Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast

      Battery

      Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
      Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
      Standby time564.0 h656.0 h
      Talk time21.0 h12.0 h
      Fast chargingyesno
      Wireless charging nono

      Pros & Cons

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