Huawei Mate 8 vs. Sony XPERIA 5 IV

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Sony XPERIA 5 IV. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 8 vs. Sony XPERIA 5 IV Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 156 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than Sony XPERIA 5 IV.
Width 80.6 mm 67 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Sony XPERIA 5 IV.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.2 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 172 g Sony XPERIA 5 IV is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Black | Green
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Sony XPERIA 5 IV is waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8, IPX5, IP6X
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS-NEO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.1" Sony XPERIA 5 IV has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2520 x 1080 pixels Sony XPERIA 5 IV has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 368 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 21:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR - Yes Sony XPERIA 5 IV has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology - Motion Blur Reduction 240Hz
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features - Creator mode powered by CineAlta, X1 for mobile image processing engine, Dark mode, BT.2020, 10 bit tonal gradation, Illuminant D65 White point, 100% DCI-P3
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Sony XPERIA 5 IV has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Sony XPERIA 5 IV has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Memory Interface - UFS
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 5 IV.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Sony XPERIA 5 IV has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Field of View (FoV) - 82 degree(s)
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Digital Zoom 4x -
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Burst mode, SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, Videography Pro
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip Stereo Recording, EIS video stabilisation, up to 20 fps AF/AE, up to 60 times per second continuous AF / AE calculation, Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals, Cinematography Pro powered by CineAlta, Intelligent wind filter, 5-Axis Stabilisation, 4K HDR video recording, Real-Time Tracking, Optical SteadyShot with FlawlessEye, ZEISS Optics
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3.5"
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 40 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 60 mm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/2.5"
Sensor Name (3rd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 124 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 16 mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 5 IV has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.9"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Sony XPERIA 5 IV has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Field of View (Front) - 83 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh Sony XPERIA 5 IV has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 8.
Fast Charging Technology - Xperia-Adaptive Charging, Power Delivery Sony XPERIA 5 IV has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Sony XPERIA 5 IV can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Sony XPERIA 5 IV has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, DSD, LDAC, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby-AC4, 360 Reality Audio Music Format
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, AV1
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio, DSEE Ultimate, Hi-Res audio wireless, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, 360 Reality Audio Certified, 360 Reality Audio Upmix
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, Battery Care, STAMINA Mode, TalkBack, Dynamic vibration system, Game Enhancer, DUALSHOCK 4 control compatibility, Google Cast, Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming, Battery Share function, DualSense control compatibility, full-stage stereo speakers
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Sony XPERIA 5 IV
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter -
Compliant Standards - IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, IP6X, ITU-R BT.2020, USB Power Delivery
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