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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.28 |
| 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 has a general score of 87.4, which is slightly better than the Xperia XZ3's overall score of 79.6. Huawei Mate 30 5G is a newer and somewhat thinner phone than the Xperia XZ3, although it is also a little bit heavier. Both devices we are comparing here work with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version while Xperia XZ3 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a little better performance than Sony Xperia XZ3, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has more RAM. Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880.
Huawei Mate 30 5G takes much better videos and photos than Sony Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has faster 60 fps video frame rates, a lot better 40 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality pictures and videos and a larger aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited situations.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a greater memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with greater battery lifetime than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 3330mAh.
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