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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| 2019-01-22 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.18 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 10.34 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ Premium is slightly better than Honor View20, getting a 79.8 score against 73.2. Even though the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is older and a bit heavier than Honor View20, it's body is still a little bit thinner. The Honor View20 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor View20 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a much more vibrant screen than Honor View20, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 and way more pixels per screen inch. Honor View20 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Honor View20 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Honor View20 also has a back-facing camera with much more MP, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments and a larger camera sensor.
The Honor View20 has improved battery performance than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3230mAh.
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