Huawei nova 5 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

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 5:

  OLED

  Xperia XA1 Plus:

  LCD

• Weight

  nova 5: 18 g lighter

  nova 5:

  171 g

  Xperia XA1 Plus:

  189 g

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia XA1 Plus: 0.89 in smaller diagonal

  nova 5:

  6.39 in

  Xperia XA1 Plus:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  nova 5:

  HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)

  Xperia XA1 Plus:

  Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  nova 5:

  Quad

  Xperia XA1 Plus:

  Single

• Depth

  nova 5: 1.4 mm thinner

  nova 5:

  7.3 mm

  Xperia XA1 Plus:

  8.7 mm

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 5

   Height:

   157.4 mm +2.4 mm versus Xperia XA1 Plus

   Width:

   74.8 mm

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

2. 2. Xperia XA1 Plus

   Height:

   155 mm

   Width:

   75 mm

   Depth:

   8.7 mm +1.4 mm versus nova 5

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 5

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

2. 2. Xperia XA1 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

nova 5 has approximately 20.2% more rectangular screen area than Xperia XA1 Plus.

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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