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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.64 |
| 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 is slightly better than the Xperia XZ1, getting a general score of 84 against 78.3. Although Huawei Mate 30 is newer than Xperia XZ1, it's much heavier and thicker. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher number of pixels in each inch in the display.
Sony Xperia XZ1 has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Huawei Mate 30 has a bit faster processor than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 has a way better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 4200mAh battery size. The Huawei Mate 30 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a lot better resolution back facing camera, a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low light environments, faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a way larger sensor which provides a lot better photo and video quality.
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