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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 10.45 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ1 is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20 X, with a 78.3 score against 75.6. Xperia XZ1 is an older phone than Huawei Mate 20 X, but Sony could make it way lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway. The Sony Xperia XZ1 has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel count per inch of display.
The Xperia XZ1 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. Huawei Mate 20 X has a bit more powerful processor than Sony Xperia XZ1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 X features a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh. Sony Xperia XZ1 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a tinier aperture and a much smaller back camera sensor capturing less light and washed colors, they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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