Huawei nova 5i vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Huawei nova 5i

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

159.1 mm

156 mm
Width

75.9 mm

77 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

178 g

195 g
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Red

Deepsea Black, Luminous Chrome

Display
Display type

IPS capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2310 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

398 ppi

801 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temeperature PolySilicon)

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

-
Main camera

24 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/2.8" , 1.8 µm

19 MP
8 MP
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

5632 x 4224 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@60fps

2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera image stabilization

-

electronic image stabilization(gyro)
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, hall, light, proximity

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity