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Honor X7b vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

53 out 100
Honor X7b
VS
68 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Honor X7b
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X7b Manufactured in December, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor X7b
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 199g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X7b and Sony Xperia 5 IV
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X7b
vs
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type TFT LCD OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 389 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 850 nits 650 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6 % 83.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a475 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 166.7 mm (6.56 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 8.24 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X7b
87.6 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor X7b and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 128 1024
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 284 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X7b
412
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X7b
1422
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4121530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)14224039
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X7b]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X7b
303284
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU102545318324
GPU39835324266
Memory93470182542
UX67434223003
NanoReview Score3032841048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing scoren/a17371
Web scoren/a10937
Video editingn/a6740
Data manipulationn/a9331
NanoReview Scoren/a12602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 7.2 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsingn/a08:14 h
Video Playbackn/a16:59 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.671/1.7
Pixel size0.64 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a62
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX663
Sensor size n/a 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1.25 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1320
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X7b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date December, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 230 999
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W No

Note

Honor X7b:

The Clark-L03E1 model is available only with a single SIM card. NFC is exclusive to the CLK-LX1 model.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 5 IV the clear winner in this comparison.

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