Sony Xperia Z5 Dual vs Honor 9 Lite

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z5 Dual vs Honor 9 Lite across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite the better performer.


Display: Honor 9 Lite offers a screen size of 5.65 inches, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers 5.2 inches, making Honor 9 Lite the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia Z5 Dual and Honor 9 Lite feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Honor 9 Lite offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 Dual better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers 5 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers 2900 mAh, making Honor 9 Lite better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z5 Dual and Honor 9 Lite offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


Expert Review: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual is rated 7.


User Rating: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Release Date

23 Oct, 2015
21 Jan, 2018
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 810
HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.65 inches (14.35 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP + 2 MP
50 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Optimum for one-hand usage
  • Fast, easy-to-reach fingerprint sensor
  • Powerful hardware
  • Dual-SIM support
  • Stunning design
  • Excellent display
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Not-so-different design
  • Gets hot quickly
  • Average battery life
  • An expensive proposition
  • Heating issues
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • Slippery
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.9/5
(238 ratings)
4.3/5
(477,466 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jan 21, 2018
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
HiSilicon Kirin 659
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
Mali-T830 MP2
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB
3 GB / 4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.65 inches  (14.35 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
427 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
75.88 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

146 mm
151 mm
162.7 mm

Width

72 mm
71.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.6 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

154 grams
149 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Resolution

23 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2900 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G) / Up to 13 Hours(2G)
Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.06 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear
On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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