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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.8 |
| 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 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 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 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 Sony Xperia XZ2 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, getting a 79.1 score against 75.6. Sony Xperia XZ2's design is somewhat lighter but thicker than Huawei Mate 20 X, and they were released only a couple months apart. Sony Xperia XZ2 has just a little better processing power than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Xperia XZ2 features a better looking display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel amount per display inch. The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with a greater camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for shooting photos and videos in low light situations and a much tinier sensor shooting way lower quality photographs, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also counts with better 60 fps video frame rate.
The Xperia XZ2 counts with a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a very superior battery performance than Xperia XZ2, because it has a 57 percent bigger battery capacity.
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