Honor 8 Pro vs. Sony XPERIA 5 V

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 Pro and Sony XPERIA 5 V. 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

Honor 8 Pro vs. Sony XPERIA 5 V Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157 mm 154 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than Sony XPERIA 5 V.
Width 77.5 mm 68 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Sony XPERIA 5 V.
Depth 6.97 mm 8.6 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than Honor 8 Pro.
Weight 184 g 182 g Sony XPERIA 5 V is lighter than Honor 8 Pro.
Body Colour Midnight black Platinum silver | Blue | Black
Body Material - Metal frame, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Sony XPERIA 5 V is waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8, IPX5, IP6X
SAR Value - 1.05 W/kg (body), 0.95 W/kg (head), 2.11 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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 Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.1" Sony XPERIA 5 V has larger screen size than Honor 8 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2520 x 1080 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA 5 V.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 515 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 21:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes Sony XPERIA 5 V 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, BT.2020, 10 bit tonal gradation, Illuminant D65 White point, 100% DCI-P3, L-γ raiser (low gamma raiser)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 8 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 -
MEMORY Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
RAM 6 GB 8 GB Sony XPERIA 5 V has more RAM than Honor 8 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Sony XPERIA 5 V has more internal memory than Honor 8 Pro.
Memory Interface - UFS
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 5 V has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Sensor Size - 1/1.35"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor T sensor
Lens Aperture - F/1.9
Field of View (FoV) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Sony XPERIA 5 V has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Hybrid Zoom - 6x
Special Effects HDR HDR, Bokeh effect, Creative Look presets
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus Night mode, SteadyShot, Photography Pro, Photo light, Video Pro live streaming
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 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) Audio Note RAW image capture, up to 60 times per second continuous AF / AE calculation, Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals, Real-Time Tracking, AI Super Resolution Zoom, Optical SteadyShot with FlawlessEye, ZEISS Optics, 16-in-1 to 2.24μm pixel, up to 30 fps AF/AE, External monitor live streaming, zeiss t* multi coating
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.5"
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 16 mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 5 V has better front camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.9"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Field of View (Front) - 83 degree(s)
Min Focal Length (Front) - 24 mm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Creative Look presets
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) - Hand Shutter, S-Cinetone for mobile
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh Sony XPERIA 5 V has larger battery capacity than Honor 8 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology - Xperia-Adaptive Charging, Power Delivery Sony XPERIA 5 V has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 110 min -
Wireless Charging - Yes Sony XPERIA 5 V can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Sony XPERIA 5 V has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, 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 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, 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 Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC - Yes Sony XPERIA 5 V has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, DSD, LDAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby-AC4, 360 Reality Audio Music Format
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP 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 Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features - TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, TalkBack, Google Cast, Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming, Battery Share function, full-stage stereo speakers, Heat Suppression (HS) power control
OTHERS Honor 8 Pro Sony XPERIA 5 V
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter -
Compliant Standards - IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, IP6X, ITU-R BT.2020, USB Power Delivery
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