Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-10 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a score of 87.1, which is a bit better than the Xperia 1's 82.6 overall score. Although it's the best cellphone in our current comparison, it must be noted that it is also a just a little thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone. The Sony Xperia 1 features a much better screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, and although they both have a same size screen, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a way better resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a much greater display density.
The Sony Xperia 1 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro have really similar CPUs, and although the Sony Xperia 1 has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Sony Xperia 1 counts with a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro shoots much better photos and videos than Xperia 1, and although they both have a F1.6 diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has faster video frame rates, a much more mega pixels back camera and a way bigger back camera sensor taking lot higher quality videos and photos.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro features better battery performance than Sony Xperia 1, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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