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Huawei P20 Mobile Phone
Huawei P20
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Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9
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Huawei P9 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2017
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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4.2 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory4 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.8 in5.2 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
IPS
LCD
Resolution2244 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTLCD
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density428.0 ppi424.0 ppi
N/A
424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRnononono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)960.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.4
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Midnight blue
  • Pink
  • Pink gold
  • Twilight
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Mystic silver
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.87 in5.71 in5.8 in5.75 in
Width2.79 in2.79 in0.0 in2.83 in
Depth0.3 in0.27 in0.0 in0.29 in
Weight5.82 oz5.08 oz5.19 oz5.43 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
MHL
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
N/A
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time353.0 h
N/A
N/A
540.0 h
Talk time19.0 h14.53 h
N/A
17.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
no

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