Huawei nova 3i vs Sony Xperia 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  nova 3i:

  LCD

  Xperia 5:

  OLED

• Weight

  Xperia 5: 5 g lighter

  nova 3i:

  169 g

  Xperia 5:

  164 g

• Width

  Xperia 5: 7.2 mm narrower

  nova 3i:

  75.2 mm

  Xperia 5:

  68 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia 5: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  nova 3i:

  6.3 in

  Xperia 5:

  6.1 in

• Chipset

  nova 3i:

  HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)

  Xperia 5:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  nova 3i:

  Dual

  Xperia 5:

  Triple

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. nova 3i

   Height:

   157.6 mm

   Width:

   75.2 mm +7.2 mm versus Xperia 5

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Xperia 5

   Height:

   158 mm

   Width:

   68 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.6 mm versus nova 3i

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. nova 3i

   Screen diagonal:

   6.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.4 cm²

2. 2. Xperia 5

   Screen diagonal:

   6.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   21:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   86.9 cm²

nova 3i has approximately 12.1% more rectangular screen area than Xperia 5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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