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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 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 and Space silver | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting a general score of 84 against 79. These phones have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 has an older 10 version and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Huawei Mate 30 construction is newer and a lot thinner than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact's, although it is also heavier.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a much smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a just a little greater screen density. The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a little better performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 features a better camera than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a lot higher resolution camera, a larger aperture for better captures in poorly lited situations and a much larger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs.
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