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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 3.52 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a general score of 78.6, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X's general score of 75.6. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus design is thicker but lighter than the Huawei Mate 20 X, and both of them were only released with a couple months difference. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS, but the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has the previous 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Xperia XA2 Plus. They have 8 CPU cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 X has a superior battery duration than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking photos in low-light situations and a way smaller sensor shooting much worse quality photographs and videos, they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition.
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