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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-05-21 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ2 Compact is just a bit better than Honor 20 Pro, having a overall score of 79 against 73.2. The Xperia XZ2 Compact construction is just a bit lighter than the Honor 20 Pro, although it is noticeably thicker and was released only 14 months before. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a brighter display than Honor 20 Pro, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
Honor 20 Pro has a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a processing unit that is just as good as the Honor 20 Pro one, and although the Xperia XZ2 Compact has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Honor 20 Pro counts with a bit better camera than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Honor 20 Pro also counts with a much larger aperture, a bigger sensor taking better quality photos and a back camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Honor 20 Pro has a really longer battery performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2870mAh.
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