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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Huawei Mate 30 5G is better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting an 87.4 score against 79. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version while Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo. Huawei Mate 30 5G is a newer and a lot thinner phone than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, but it is heavier.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit more powerful processor than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has more RAM memory. The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a brighter display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a little greater count of pixels per display inch.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with more storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 5G takes much better videos and photos than Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a lot larger sensor, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and a lot more MP back camera.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a much better battery life than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 46% greater battery capacity.
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